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Becerra’s Baggage Would Have Taken Down Anyone Else

October 8, 2026 6:00 amOctober 8, 2026 9:18 am

There are serious questions about Xavier Becerra’s long record in elected office that deserve answers. His tainted tenure as President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services Secretary, and the government’s handling of unaccompanied migrant children, which has been the subject...

Artificial Intelligence and Legislative Drafting

October 8, 2026 2:30 amOctober 8, 2026 2:31 am

What, if any, role does (or should) legal technology, and specifically artificial intelligence, play in drafting legislation in California? As AI becomes more prevalent in our everyday lives, does AI have a role in legislative drafting? If so, how can...

Does ‘Medicare for All’ Promote the Common Good?

October 7, 2026 7:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 7:01 pm

The following is a statement made by Xavier Becerra regarding his long-term policy goals from earlier this year (2026): “I have been a supporter of ‘Medicare for All’ for more than 30 years. We can deliver real relief now while...

CA Supreme Court Cited a Lobbyist’s Memo as Legislative History

October 7, 2026 3:06 pmOctober 7, 2026 3:07 pm

As a general rule, California courts exclude or heavily discount statements by lobbyists as cognizable legislative history when interpreting ambiguous statutes. Based upon the landmark decision in Kaufman & Broad Communities, Inc. v. Performance Plastering, Inc. decided by the Third...

Chart of Bill Signing Messages thru 2026

October 7, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 2:01 pm

In reviewing gubernatorial signing messages over the past two decades, I compiled the following chart of bills that have signing messages. The chart includes the session year, the Governor, the bill number and author, and the subject of the bill....

Theater Kids Have Taken Over Weather Forecasting

October 7, 2026 1:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 2:02 pm

When did radio and television meteorologists and weather forecasters become theater kids? Everyday for the last few months, a radio meteorologist broadcasting on KFBK in Sacramento has declared the sun is “blazing” and “sizzling,” dramatically declaring how hot it will...

‘Game Over’: Clark County Teachers Union, Democrat DA Line Up Behind Lombardo

October 7, 2026 12:48 pmOctober 7, 2026 2:24 pm

The Clark County Education Association is treating Nevada’s governor’s race as decided. The union that represents more than 18,000 educators in the state’s largest school district has thrown its support behind Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and framed the contest as...