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Ringside: An Overview of California’s Energy Economy

June 27, 2024 2:45 amJune 27, 2024 2:46 am

Energy in California is unaffordable and unreliable, and it’s going to get worse if the priorities of the state legislature don’t dramatically shift. The state’s default policy is to create energy scarcity in order to protect the environment, and in...

Frequently Asked Questions about Retroactivity of California Statutes

June 27, 2024 2:30 amJune 27, 2024 2:31 am

Is a statute presumed to operate retroactively? In California, as in most states, a statute is presumed to operate prospectively. How do California courts generally view applying a statute’s provisions? In Quarry v. Doe I (2012) 53 Cal.4th 945, 955,...

Supremely Wrong: Court Ruling on Murthy Misses Point Entirely

June 26, 2024 1:54 pmJune 26, 2024 1:54 pm

The United States Supreme Court ruled today, in a 6 to 3 decision, that the plaintiffs in the most important free speech case in decades did not have standing to ask for preliminary injunctive relief. That is wrong. In her...

California Governor and Public Health Agency Still Dealing in Covid Misinformation

June 26, 2024 12:01 pmJune 27, 2024 12:31 pm

“Californians have led the nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with early public health measures that saved lives,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s SMARTER Plan for Covid says. “We have been led by science and data, and know more today than we...

‘In California, Using Someone’s Pronouns Isn’t Just About Respect… There are Protections Under the Law!’

June 26, 2024 3:00 amJune 26, 2024 3:01 am

OH. MY. GAWD. I expected to hear at some point during the CA vs. Hate employee man/woman/they/them on the street interviews. “Hey Sacramento! What are your pronouns?” asks the gender affirming person on the CA vs. HATE Instagram page. “California’s...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Order of Enumeration

June 26, 2024 2:30 amJune 26, 2024 2:31 am

Do bills in the California Legislature require a title? Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9 of the California Constitution, there is a requirement for each bill to have a title. The constitutional provision states: “A statute shall embrace but one...

With Move to Marin, Gavin and First Partner Newsom’s Grifted Home Back in the News

June 25, 2024 7:29 pmJune 26, 2024 6:30 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, the First Partner and four children will officially be moving back to Marin County, with the governor dividing time between Sacramento and Marin. His office said M/M Newsom want their children to have continuity in their...