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Frequently Asked Questions about Types of Legislative Committees

June 11, 2024 2:30 amJune 11, 2024 2:31 am

Why types of committees exist in the California Legislature? There are the following types of committees that operate to conduct the business of the two houses of the Legislature: Standing Committees (with a number of subcommittees), Select Committees, Special Committees...

California Dreamin’ becomes California Leavin’

June 10, 2024 2:25 pmJune 10, 2024 3:41 pm

Californians are moving out. Still. “The top states Californians were leaving for – as we’ve become accustomed to, Florida and Texas, North and South Carolina and Tennessee,” the Globe reported in January. “U-Haul reports that Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Colorado and...

LA Homeless Tower Cost as Much as 5-Star Hotel to Build

June 10, 2024 1:19 pmJune 10, 2024 1:19 pm

Gym, balconies, restaurant, soundproof music studio, business center, located in downtown Los Angeles, and it’s pet friendly! Sounds like a pretty good hotel, four-stars at least. Sounds like, but isn’t – it’s the new Weingart Center 19-story “Permanent Supportive Housing”...

Governor’s Office Gets Snarky With the Globe Over 10,000 Fast Food Jobs Lost

June 10, 2024 11:02 amJune 10, 2024 11:02 am

Last week the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and Industrial...

Newsom’s Poison Pill is an Assault on Critical Public Safety Reform and California Voters’ Voices

June 10, 2024 9:04 amJune 10, 2024 9:04 am

Well-known for eleventh-hour maneuvers within the smoke-filled rooms of Sacramento, California’s legislature is attempting a covert kill shot set to undermine a popular reform sought by California voters. In an unprecedented and deeply unethical maneuver, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has...

Frequently Asked Questions about California Legislative Committee Bills

June 10, 2024 2:30 amJune 10, 2024 2:31 am

What are committee bills? In addition to bills being authored by State Senators and State Assembly Members, the 32 Assembly Standing Committees and 22 Senate Standing Committees can also “author” bills. What does Joint Rule 54(a) provide? It is titled...

HUGE Legal Victory: Health Freedom Defense Fund Wins Appeal Against LAUSD

June 9, 2024 10:55 amJune 10, 2024 4:35 pm

In an epic legal win, Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), California Educators for Medical Freedom, and individual plaintiffs have won their appeal in the Ninth Circuit on LAUSD’s Employee Covid Vaccination Mandate. The issues centered on how LAUSD and others...