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Highest Gas Prices, New Tire Restrictions: Democrats Inflicting More Economic Pain on CA Residents

August 24, 2026 6:00 amAugust 24, 2026 3:19 pm

In March, Democrats in the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee killed Senate Bill 1035 by Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) which would have provided immediate relief for California drivers at the gas pump by lowering the price of a gallon...

Office of Administrative Hearings Procedures – Part 1

August 24, 2026 2:30 amAugust 24, 2026 2:31 am

Division 2 of Title 1 deals with the Office of Administrative Hearings, which contains five chapters. Chapter 1 deals with general APA hearing procedures. Section 1000 is a purpose statements that specifies that these regulations specify the procedures for the...

Some Data on the 2026 California Legislative Session

August 23, 2026 2:59 pmAugust 23, 2026 2:59 pm

With the 2026 California Legislative Session coming to an end, I wanted to provide some data on interesting aspects of the Legislature: 2026 Senate Data How many Senate Standing Committees are there? 25 What is the average size of a...

Gov. Newsom Wails About Assaults on the Free Press, then Signs ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ into Law

August 23, 2026 8:56 amAugust 23, 2026 9:22 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” Assembly Bill 2624, by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) into law Saturday August 22, 2026. Bonta claims her bill is about “privacy for immigration support services providers.” Gov. Newsom two days...

The Receipts: California Assemblyman Steers $6 Million to His Own Nonprofit

August 23, 2026 6:00 amAugust 25, 2026 10:53 am

California Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), who received his Masters in Social Work, founded and directs the nonprofit Center Against Racism and Trauma (CART), which has only been tax-exempt since February 2022, Earlier this year, he named CART his...

OAL Review of Underground Regulations

August 23, 2026 2:30 amAugust 23, 2026 2:31 am

Chapter 2 of Title 1 deals with Underground Regulations. It contains four sections as set forth below. Section 250 provides for the following definitions: “Underground regulation” means any guideline, criterion, bulletin, manual, instruction, order, standard of general application, or other...

Some Key Words to Watch in Legislation

August 22, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 22, 2026 2:01 pm

As we head towards the end of the 2026 California Legislative Session, and review hundreds of amended bills, there are some words or phrases that bear a closer examination. In general, we should be concerned with problematic words in proposed...