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Frequently Asked Questions about ‘Plus Sections’ in California Bills

December 12, 2023 6:49 amDecember 12, 2023 6:49 am

What is a double-jointing plus section? This section is used to address when one bill would “chapter out” the language of a bill that amends the same code section if it got enacted earlier. What is an example of a...

Larry Elder’s ‘As Goes California’

December 12, 2023 3:20 amDecember 13, 2023 7:42 am

In As Goes California, Larry Elder, talk radio star and “Black Face of White Supremacy,” has written a compelling book about California’s decline, race, relations, families, crime, and homelessness. Running against a field of 45 mostly white candidates, the media,...

California Supreme Court to Weigh in on 2024 Tax Initiative Before it Even Gets to the Ballot

December 11, 2023 4:00 pmDecember 11, 2023 4:00 pm

The California Initiative and Referendum process is no doubt a complicated one, rife with controversy and arguably in need of overhaul. I am normally astounded at what a California ballot looks like with not only choices for candidates at various...

Frequently Asked Questions about Digest Keys

December 11, 2023 2:52 amDecember 11, 2023 2:53 am

What are a California bill’s “Digest Keys”? These “keys” cover four areas and the keys are determined by the Office of the Legislative Counsel (OLC) for each bill that the office drafts. What do the Digest Keys look like? At...

About Last Week… Nattering Nabobs of Naughtiness

December 11, 2023 2:30 amDecember 11, 2023 2:31 am

Speaking of naughty, this column may be a bit itself, so a head’s up is in order. On January 1, California stores will have to have gender neutral spaces, leading to a simple question: What will Dick’s Sporting Goods do?...

How Healthy is the Healthy Places Index?

December 10, 2023 10:18 amDecember 10, 2023 10:18 am

It would be understandable to think that something called the Healthy Places Index would use the actual health of a place to create a ranked index. But that turns out to not quite be true, as the HPI® – a...

Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Balanced Budget Requirement

December 10, 2023 9:07 am

Did California always have to adopt a “balanced budget”? Probably, because prior provisions of the California Constitution were interpreted to require a balanced budget, at least to require the Governor to submit a balanced budget to the Legislature by January...