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Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 28 Bills Sufficient?

June 25, 2023 7:59 amJune 25, 2023 8:07 am

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 28 in November 2022, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is a...

Are 15 Minute Cities Smart?

June 24, 2023 10:32 amJune 24, 2023 10:37 am

The 15-minute city (FMC) – a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the public planning industry, a long-term insidious scheme – all, some, or none of these? One thing is true, a thing...

One Year after Roe v. Wade Overturned by Supreme Court

June 24, 2023 8:29 amJune 26, 2023 6:14 am

One year ago the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion, and noted “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one...

Julie Su Has to Wait Until After Senate Recess

June 23, 2023 3:50 pmJune 23, 2023 4:02 pm

The tortured path of Julie Su’s journey to be Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor is riven with potholes, politics, and the PRO Act. In the past week, Su was praised by some for helping broker a tentative end to the...

Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su

June 23, 2023 6:50 amJune 23, 2023 6:57 am

Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...

You’re No Fun Anymore

June 22, 2023 9:00 amJune 22, 2023 9:01 am

Laughter is contagious. Laughter can set the mood for an evening, a home, or even a state like California. Being able to smile and laugh and take a joke are not just indicators of an easy-going nature, but signs of...

California Lawmakers Gut Good Bill, Replace with Horrible Bill

June 22, 2023 7:06 amJune 22, 2023 12:38 pm

Earlier this week, Assembly Bill 1352 by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) on individualized county childcare subsidy plans was gutted. Berman’s bill had already gone through a few committees, and was voted on by the full Assembly without a single...