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Why Legislative Counsel Should Draft All Ballot Measures

October 4, 2025 4:13 pmOctober 4, 2025 4:13 pm

I found myself recently discussing initiatives and the common drafting concerns expressed by those who review them. With measures placed on the ballot by the Legislature, the attorneys in the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) for the California Legislature draft...

Newsom Signs Bill to Unionize California’s 800,000 Rideshare Gig Workers: This Was the Plan All Along

October 4, 2025 8:50 amOctober 6, 2025 11:33 am

Governor Gavin Newsom Friday signed Assembly Bill 1340 by Democrat Assembly members Buffy Wicks and Marc Berman into law, “marking a historic milestone for California’s gig economy and the hundreds of thousands of drivers who power it,” Wicks and Berman...

Pacific Legal Foundation Applauds California’s Move to End Home Equity Theft Loophole

October 4, 2025 7:27 amOctober 4, 2025 7:27 am

On Wednesday, October 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 418 by Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City), closing a loophole that allowed California localities to seize and transfer homes to the government or nonprofits without compensating former owners...

Issuance of Orders in Domestic Violence Cases

October 4, 2025 2:30 amOctober 4, 2025 2:31 am

Division 10, Part 4, Chapter 2, Article 2 of the Family Code deals with orders issuable after notice and hearing for protective orders and other domestic violence prevention orders. Section 6340 authorizes the court to issue specified orders after notice...

California Colleges Caught in Governor Newsom’s Crossfire

October 3, 2025 5:36 pmOctober 4, 2025 7:29 am

As first reported by the Washington Post, with additional reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration has sent an agreement entitled “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” to nine U.S. universities that outlines, in part, commitments to...

Disposition of Other California Legislative Measures – 2025 Edition

October 3, 2025 3:49 pmOctober 3, 2025 3:49 pm

In addition to considering nearly 2,400 bills in the 2025 California Legislative Session, there are several other types of legislative measures in this state. What are those measures and how did their fare this year? While it is contained in...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Recovery Housing for Drug Addicts to Preserve ‘Housing First’ Grift

October 3, 2025 11:58 amOctober 4, 2025 8:51 am

Assemblyman Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) legislation create more drug-free housing options for people recovering from drug addiction passed both houses of the Legislature. The bill passed the Senate with an overwhelming bipartisan 39-0 vote, and the Assembly 79-0. However, California...