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Is California a ‘Permanently Blue’ State?

December 2, 2019 10:06 amDecember 1, 2019 10:00 am

“The very rapid decline of California’s Republican Party,” writes Dan Walters of CALmatters, “from near-dominance in the 1980s and early 1990s to its current irrelevance has been one of the state’s most dramatic political events.” Walters has been writing on...

Roles of the Attorney General and the Legislative Analyst in the Initiative Process

November 29, 2019 2:04 amNovember 28, 2019 10:15 pm

In California’s initiative process, both the Attorney General and the Legislative Analyst play important roles. Those roles are established by the state Constitution, as well as the California Elections Code. This article provides an overview of the relevant laws specifying...

Pension Reform Waits for California Supreme Court

November 27, 2019 11:44 amNovember 27, 2019 11:44 am

“When local government has reached the point where it’s spending nearly as much on pensions as it spends on base salaries, you still can’t do much.” With markets fitfully advancing after a nearly two year pause, the need for pension reform...

Job Program With Courts Could be Justice for the Homeless

November 27, 2019 11:02 amNovember 27, 2019 11:16 am

Last month, California homeowners received bills reading TAX BILL –OPEN IMMEDIATELY, a subtle reference to the enclosed property tax bill. This month, some homeowners received a letter marked JURY SUMMONS, and reading “you are hereby summoned to serve as a...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Senators Patricia Bates and John Moorlach Ask for Federal Help in Improving the Addiction Treatment Industry

November 27, 2019 7:47 amNovember 27, 2019 10:29 am

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) sent a joint letter to United States Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson asking for help to improve the ongoing problems...

Urgency Clause Statutes in California Legislation

November 27, 2019 6:08 amNovember 26, 2019 7:14 pm

Bills signed into law by the Governor that contain an urgency clause become urgency statutes or urgency clause statutes. California Constitution Article IV, Section 8 deals with urgency statutes. Section 8(c)(3) provides that urgency clause bills go into effect immediately...

Data-Mining California DMV Selling Drivers Personal Data

November 27, 2019 2:15 amNovember 28, 2019 7:33 am

The public is not offered an opt-out option of sharing personal information. As the California Department of Motor Vehicles stumbles along with a deficit, its inability to stay in compliance with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, and numerous computer...