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Chart of Vote Requirement for Common Types of Bills

June 10, 2026 2:00 pmJune 10, 2026 2:01 pm

The following chart lists the common types of California legislative measures and the vote required for those types of measures: Type of Measure Voted Required Budget Bill Majority Budget Bill Junior Majority Budget trailer bill (standard) Majority Budget trailer bill...

DOJ’s Fraud Crackdown in California Hits New Milestone with $100 Million Bank Fraud Arrest

June 10, 2026 10:18 amJune 11, 2026 11:05 am

First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli announced today the arrest of Mahender Makhijani on federal charges of defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million through a sophisticated scheme involving falsified title policies and forged documents. Makhijani is a...

Tone Deaf: Dem Marni von Wilpert Calls for an End to Trump Tax Cuts

June 10, 2026 6:00 amJune 10, 2026 9:19 am

Republican San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond trounced Democrat San Diego City Council woman Marni von Wilpert and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in California’s 48th Congressional Primary Election last week. Desmond and von Wilpert will advance to the general election in...

Refuges in California

June 10, 2026 2:30 amJune 10, 2026 2:31 am

Fish and Game Code Division 7, Chapter 1, Article 1 deals with refuges and other protected areas on California. Section 10500 makes it unlawful, except under a permit or specific authorization, to engage in seven specified activities. Section 10501 states...

Nevada Primary Election Day: Dismal Early Voting Turnout Undermines Democrats’ ‘Expanded Access’ Claims

June 9, 2026 2:57 pmJune 10, 2026 8:47 am

Today is Primary Election Day in Nevada, yet early voting turnout has been dismal despite the state’s universal mail-in ballot system — one of the most expansive “barrier-free” voting regimes in the nation and on par with California’s. With ballots...

Partner Actions in California

June 9, 2026 2:00 pmJune 9, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 2, Chapter 4.5, Article 10 of the Corporations Code deals with actions by partners under the California Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008. Section 15910.01 allows a partner to maintain a direct action against the limited partnership or another...

When Election Cheating Is Tolerated, Democracy Becomes Oligarchy

June 9, 2026 11:10 amJune 9, 2026 11:10 am

Spencer Pratt is just the latest example of an all too familiar pattern. In this pattern, the more conservative candidate will have a promising lead on election day, but then, the voting tabulations run for days, if not weeks. The...