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California’s ’30 Days in Print’ Rule in the Legislature

September 3, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 3, 2025 2:02 pm

What is the so-called “30 days in print” rule in the California Legislature? The state Constitution, in Article IV, Section 8(a) provides: “(a) At regular sessions no bill other than the budget bill may be heard or acted on by committee...

Taylor Swift, the Prop 50 Ballot Label and the 2026 Elections

September 3, 2025 11:13 amSeptember 3, 2025 2:06 pm

Reading about the fanatical response to the engagement of singer Taylor Swift to football player Travis Kelce strangely brought back a memory of a panel discussion I participated in about 15 years ago on California’s initiative process. It also got...

Why Should California Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for Kamala Harris’ Security Detail?

September 3, 2025 7:15 amSeptember 3, 2025 3:09 pm

As former Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing for her nationwide book tour to promote her memoir, 107 Days, President Donald Trump revoked her Secret Service protection last week. Just prior to leaving office in January, President Joe Biden extended...

Vessels Generally in California

September 3, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 3, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 1 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with vessels and sets forth general provisions and definitions. Section 399 prohibits the provisions of this Division from being construed to apply to the extent to...

Federal Judge Declares Trump Violated Posse Comitatus, Allows National Guard to Remain in LA

September 2, 2025 7:37 pmSeptember 2, 2025 7:37 pm

Federal District Court Judge Charles Breyer has ruled that President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Los Angeles, in response to the violent riots against ICE agents and law enforcement, has violated the 1878 Posse Comitatus law which prohibits...

Washington DC Sparkles Once Again; Sacramento is a Perpetual Disaster

September 2, 2025 5:50 pmSeptember 2, 2025 7:45 pm

I was just in Washington D.C. over the Labor Day holiday. I didn’t just fly in to Dulles International Airport and wait for an Uber, I took the Metrorail train from Dulles into Alexandria, VA. It was fabulous. It was...

Are Legislative Findings in Voters FIRST Act Bills Sufficient?

September 2, 2025 2:39 pmSeptember 2, 2025 2:39 pm

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes changes to the California Voters FIRST Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 11 in 2008, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic statement that...