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Yet Another Poll Shows Gascon Trailing Badly

October 8, 2024 2:28 pmOctober 8, 2024 2:28 pm

Well, one thing you can say about Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon is that he is consistent. Consistently unpopular, consistently awful, and consistently behind in the polls. Gascon’s numbers are consistent to the point that they haven’t changed much...

The Role of the Legislative Counsel

October 8, 2024 2:13 pmOctober 8, 2024 2:13 pm

Most Capitol observers know that the Legislative Counsel and her deputies serve as the attorneys for the California Legislature. But their role is much broader than that. This article briefly describes the numerous activities that must be undertaken by the...

Former LA City Councilman Jose Huizar Begins 13 Year Federal Prison Sentence

October 8, 2024 1:29 pmOctober 8, 2024 1:30 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar surrendered to U.S. Bureau of Prisons officials at Federal Correction Institution Lompoc II (FCI Lompoc II) on Monday, beginning his 13 year prison sentence for racketeering and tax evasion crimes. Between 2013 and...

California Senate Special Committee on Fuel/Price Spikes Passes Gov. Newsom’s Bill to Create Gas Shortages

October 8, 2024 7:42 amOctober 8, 2024 1:10 pm

You are probably getting tired of me rhetorically asking, “If the ‘Big Oil’ companies are so greedy, why are they only greedy in California and not greedy in every state?” The California Senate Special Committee on Fuel Supply and Price...

Politicizing Government Data

October 8, 2024 3:31 amOctober 8, 2024 3:32 am

There was a time when data compiled by government agencies could be trusted. For generations federal labor statistics, and data on reported crimes, commerce, health, finance, industry, agriculture and even weather were relied upon by both the government and private...

Writs of Mandate

October 8, 2024 2:30 amOctober 8, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 3, Title 1, Chapter 2, deals with writs of mandate. Section 1084 specifies that the writ of mandamus is also a writ of mandate. Section 1085 allows a write of mandate to be...

Court Rules that California Capitol Annex Project Is Exempt from CEQA

October 7, 2024 7:29 pmOctober 7, 2024 7:29 pm

On October 7, 2024, the California Third District Court of Appeal, in its decision of Save Our Capitol! v. Department of General Services and the Joint Committee on Rules, addressed the question regarding the adequacy of an environmental impact report...