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CA Senate Candidates Recite Democrat Dogma to LGBT Activists

February 8, 2024 2:41 pmFebruary 8, 2024 2:41 pm

All three of the top Democrat contenders for the California U.S. Senate seat spoke in front of a LGBT forum this past weekend. The Senate seat recently opened after the death of Dianne Feinstein. One by one, Adam Schiff, Barbara...

More Affordable-Housing Bonds?

February 8, 2024 2:14 pmFebruary 8, 2024 2:55 pm

On March 5 San Francisco voters will decide whether their city should issue $300 million in bonds to subsidize the construction of affordable housing. The matter is likely to be approved, given the voters’ track record on similar measures. In 2015 they authorized $310...

Can We Call Them Placeholder Bills Instead?

February 8, 2024 8:20 amFebruary 8, 2024 8:20 am

Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot bills.” However, that is not always the case even though both spot and intent bills act as placeholders with substantive amendments to be added...

Rite Aid Woodland Distribution Center Closing Furthering Retail Pain and Suffering

February 8, 2024 8:10 amFebruary 8, 2024 8:10 am

In October, Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11, a business reorganization in the bankruptcy court. Since then the pharmacy chain has closed 154 “underperforming” stores nationwide, and 42 in California. This week, Rite Aid announced it was also closing its...

Frequently Asked Questions About California End-of-Session Items

February 8, 2024 3:30 amFebruary 8, 2024 3:31 am

How many times can a bill be reconsidered? Regarding the reconsideration of bills, the same rule applies whether a bill is in committee or on the Floors of the Assembly or Senate. Only one reconsideration is in order. The first...

Ringside: California is Hardly Harvesting the Deluge

February 8, 2024 2:55 amFebruary 8, 2024 11:15 am

A historic barrage of atmospheric rivers hit California. Across the Sierra Nevada and down through the foothills into the valley, rivers turned into raging torrents, overflowing their banks and flooding entire communities. California’s Central Valley turned into an inland sea,...

State Water Board Report Updates to Bay/Delta Plan Shows Bias Against San Joaquin Valley

February 8, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 8, 2024 2:46 am

Proposals contained in a draft report prepared by the State Water Resources Control Board staff recommending updates to the Bay/Delta Plan have triggered warnings of extensive harm due to bias against the San Joaquin Valley and its people. The draft report...