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Drafting Rules for Specific Types of Bills

November 5, 2021 2:38 amNovember 5, 2021 6:57 am

The purpose of this article is to provide some specific recommendations for drafting certain types of bills in California. This article covers appropriations bills, urgency bills, special statute bills, state mandated local program bills, tax levy bills, and double-jointing amendments....

What Burns Hotter Than a Disco Inferno?

November 4, 2021 4:48 pmNovember 4, 2021 5:22 pm

Our local government minions pretend they are the world’s leaders in showing the way to a fossil free/greenhouse gas free existence. Accordingly, they have passed a plethora of regulations that would ostensibly lessen greenhouse gases over time, meanwhile driving up...

Gloria Romero: Memo to My Party

November 4, 2021 3:28 pmNovember 4, 2021 4:12 pm

As a lifetime Democrat, I am horrified to see a Democratic Party I once revered—a party that sent us to the moon and back and inspired a new generation of youth like me with messaging replete with opportunity, hope, optimism,...

Town Council Votes to Make Oroville, CA Constitutional Republic City

November 4, 2021 3:26 pmApril 3, 2022 8:08 am

Unhappy with overreaching governmental policies such as the COVID-19 mask mandate, the Oroville City Council voted Tuesday to make Oroville a constitutional republic city, because the council and supporters said they believe citizens have rights under the U.S. Constitution to...

SF School District Unveils $125 Million Budget Cut Plan To Avoid State Takeover

November 4, 2021 9:27 amNovember 4, 2021 8:27 am

The San Francisco Unified School District unveiled its plan to avoid a state takeover on Tuesday, proposing massive cuts and firings to eliminate the current $125 million shortfall that the District faces next year. The projected shortfall in the SFUSD’s...

Sacramento’s ‘Solutions’ and $pending are Growing Homeless Population

November 4, 2021 8:23 amNovember 4, 2021 8:23 am

In January 2018, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced he wanted to order 1,000 tiny homes to shelter the homeless. In 2019, Sacramento officials announced a plan to open cabin-style shelters with services for 100 homeless people somewhere in North Sacramento....

Sportfishing and Boating Groups Rush to Stop New Harbor Craft Emissions Standards

November 4, 2021 2:36 amNovember 5, 2021 11:00 am

A coalition that includes the Sportfishing Association of California (SAC), the Golden Gate Fisherman’s Association (GGFA), and a number of other sportfishing, boating, outdoor retailer, and marine groups and organization warned in a letter to the California Air Resources Board...