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Longer and Harder: High Speed Rail’s Latest Plan Adds Time, Reduces Ridership

March 27, 2023 6:58 amMarch 27, 2023 7:07 am

Not exactly known for its adherence to timelines and budget, California’s High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) recently released its 2023 project update that – again – adjusts both. While the timing changes are small – the Merced to Bakersfield segment...

A Better Approach on Public Right of Access Findings

March 27, 2023 6:19 amMarch 27, 2023 6:32 am

Under the California Constitution, there is a general right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies and the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Nonetheless, in enacting statutes, the Legislature can impose a limitation on...

The Problem(s) With Public Sector Unions

March 27, 2023 3:00 amMarch 27, 2023 8:56 am

The three-day strike by Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union representing The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) approximately 30,000 employees comprising bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ aides, and food service workers has come and gone....

SB 573: Expanded ‘Revolving Door’ Prohibition

March 26, 2023 7:07 pmMarch 26, 2023 7:25 pm

Senate Bill 573 by Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward) would add provisions to California’s Political Reform Act (PRA) of 1974. SB 573 would amend Government Code Section 87406 to expand the Milton Marks Postgovernment Employment Restrictions Act of 1990. First, the...

SB 881: Paid Sick Days

March 26, 2023 6:02 pmMarch 26, 2023 6:11 pm

Senate Bill 881 by Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) to deal with paid sick days. Previously a bill by Senator Glazer dealing with worker classification, SB 881 would amend Labor Code Sections 246 and 248.5. Section 1 of the bill would amend...

SB 279: Rulemaking Process on ‘Major Regulation’

March 26, 2023 5:51 pmMarch 26, 2023 5:57 pm

Senate Bill 279 by Sen. Roger Niello (R-Sacramento) proposes to make changes to the public comment process during executive branch administrative agency rulemaking proceedings. SB 279 would amend Government Code Section 11346.3 that is part of California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA)...

The Weight of COVID

March 26, 2023 9:09 amMarch 27, 2023 6:22 am

It turns out that around the world, around the nation, and in California itself the severity of the impact of catching COVID was not equally distributed and, like most other diseases, it struck certain groups harder than others. In COVID’s...