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Why Will the Legislature Convene December 5 and then Recess Until January 4?

December 1, 2022 5:03 pmDecember 1, 2022 5:05 pm

Why Will the Legislature Convene December 5 and then Recess Until January 4? The answer is simple – the Legislature’s rules dictate their calendar, including recesses. The Joint Rules of the California State Senate and Assembly contain more than sixty...

Lawsuit Challenging Recall Election System In California Rejected By Federal Appellate Court

December 1, 2022 5:02 pm

A civil rights lawsuit that challenged California’s recall election system, as well the candidate being recalled not being allowed to be in the list of replacement candidates, was rejected by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this...

Prohibited California State Agency Discrimination

December 1, 2022 6:53 amDecember 1, 2022 6:58 am

Article 9.5 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the California Government Code concerns discrimination. Government Code Section 11135 prohibits any person in the State of California from being unlawfully denied full and equal...

California Energy Commission Kangaroo Court Hearing on CA Gas Prices

December 1, 2022 2:55 amDecember 6, 2022 3:52 pm

Gov. Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature on December 5 in order to propose a new tax on oil companies to raise the price of gasoline in California – again. Californians already pay the highest gas taxes...

California’s State Government Spends Twice as Much Today Per Resident than Just 10 Years Ago

December 1, 2022 2:45 amNovember 30, 2022 9:40 pm

Less than six months ago, California’s State Legislature approved a record breaking $300 billion state budget. Within that total, and to finance most of the state’s ongoing operations, was a general fund allocation of $235 billion for the fiscal year ending...

Gov. Newsom Shirks Blame for Increasing Homelessness in Golden State

November 30, 2022 3:46 pm

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he was convening “local leaders to discuss their plans to tackle the homelessness crisis and identify new strategies and opportunities to more ambitiously address street encampments across the state.” What this means is...

While California Burns, Politicians Fiddle: One Rancher’s Story

November 30, 2022 10:33 amDecember 1, 2022 8:31 am

If Hollywood was looking to cast a real-life rancher for a part in the hit western series “Yellowstone,” Dave Daley would be a prime candidate. He’s as real as a rancher gets. A fifth generation Butte County cattleman, his family...