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Chart of Placeholder Bills in the California Legislature

September 25, 2024 2:48 pmSeptember 25, 2024 2:48 pm

As I have previously written, I believe we should use the term “placeholder bill” for those measures that are introduced in the California Legislature which lack substantive language. That is because I believe there is a clear distinction between a...

Gavin Newsom vs. The White Privilege Album

September 25, 2024 2:23 pmSeptember 25, 2024 2:25 pm

If you’re interested in reading something that’s both deep and not fake – to riff on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s sad attempt to ban mockery of himself and other very fine people, you might want to grab a copy of...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill to Require Caltrans Study Top Crash Locations on State Highways

September 25, 2024 3:30 amSeptember 25, 2024 3:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senator Kelly Seyarto’s (R-Murrieta) Senate Bill 936, which would have tasked the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) with publishing a study that identifies the top 15 locations in the state highway system with the highest...

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Bail Out Lab-Grown Meat Companies

September 25, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 25, 2024 2:56 am

With many scientists saying climate change is a major future challenge, lawmakers are looking to fund projects that could mitigate potential threats. But this situation has also given rise to conniving lobbyists who exploit climate change to look for government...

Elective Unemployment Compensation Coverage in California

September 25, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 25, 2024 2:31 am

Elective coverage is dealt with in California’s Unemployment Insurance Code Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 3, Article 4. Section 701 provides that an employing unit, not otherwise subject to this division, which files with the director its written election to...

Additional Categories of Bills Over the Past Few Sessions

September 24, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 24, 2024 1:01 pm

I have compiled another chart from the past sixteen years of the California Legislature and the number of bills each 2-year Session under 14 categories in comparison to the number of bills introduced that session. In the chart below, I...

Kamala’s Upbringing Would Have Been Quite Troubling to America’s Founders

September 24, 2024 12:10 pmSeptember 24, 2024 12:15 pm

Barack Hussein Obama infamously pronounced upon winning the election that he planned to “fundamentally transform America.” The statement is inapposite to President Donald Trump’s vision to “make America great again.” We know to which statement Kamala Harris most identifies. The...