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California’s ‘Pathways’ From Juvenile Incarceration to College Campuses

October 11, 2024 5:45 amOctober 11, 2024 6:39 am

California’s push for “decarceration” has led to chaos in cities throughout the state. “Decarceration” on the surface sounds viable: “How formerly incarcerated people and former detention staff are coming together to build a future of work without youth incarceration,” one...

Incidental Powers of Judicial Officers

October 11, 2024 2:30 amOctober 11, 2024 2:31 am

The California Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 1, Title 2, Chapter 4, provides a number of incidental powers and duties of judicial officers. Section 177 states that a judicial officer has the following powers: To preserve and enforce order...

How Many Bills Introduced in the California Legislative Session?

October 10, 2024 4:23 pmOctober 10, 2024 4:23 pm

Over the past decade, the California Legislature, and its 120 legislators, introduce between 1,900 and 2,500 bills per year, each year of the 2-year legislative sessions. While fewer than 50 additional bills get introduced after the deadline (e.g., due to...

How Many Bills Historically Get to the Governor’s Desk?

October 10, 2024 3:45 pmOctober 10, 2024 3:45 pm

Over the past four decades, thousands of bills have reached the Governor’s Desk. The vast majority of those measures get signed into law, with a small percentage being vetoed. The lowest veto rate was just over 1% by Governor Jerry...

John Moorlach: November Statewide General Election Ballot Measures

October 10, 2024 10:43 amOctober 10, 2024 10:43 am

You should be receiving your ballots in the mail soon. Many friends ask for my recommendations on the Propositions as a part of doing their own independent research. The easy answer is to vote “no” on all ten of the...

California Mask Dictators Bringing Back Mask Mandates

October 10, 2024 8:24 amOctober 10, 2024 8:24 am

Four years after the Covid flu made its way onto U.S. soil, there are still Covid hysterics and even worse, Covid mask dictators and shot pushers, usually found in public health agencies. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that mask mandates...

Recycled Product Procurement by the Legislature

October 10, 2024 2:30 amOctober 10, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 5, specifies recycled product procurement by the Legislature. Article 1 deals with general provisions. Section 12300 provides that this chapter applies to all purchases made on behalf of the Legislature,...