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Number of California Bills by Code

September 21, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 21, 2024 1:01 pm

I have often wondered about the number of bills in the California Legislature each year that affect the twenty-nine different codes. California’s 29 Codes, beginning with the Business & Professions Code and ending with the Welfare & Institutions Code, contain...

Ringside: Final Legislative Session is Engineered Chaos

September 21, 2024 9:00 amSeptember 22, 2024 12:33 pm

How legislation is enacted in any democratic institution is inherently chaotic. That’s a feature of democracy, not a defect. It’s part of what separates us from authoritarian regimes where the legislature, such as it is, obediently passes whatever legislation they’re...

States Play a Critical Role in America’s AI Success – But They Need to Get It Right

September 21, 2024 8:20 amSeptember 21, 2024 8:20 am

The United States and China are in a high-stakes competition for global technology leadership. Ensuring that America wins this race between the two geopolitical power centers requires policies at the federal and state levels that help accelerate, rather than hamstring,...

Sites Reservoir Project Appellate Court Victory Over Environmental Groups

September 21, 2024 3:00 amSeptember 21, 2024 3:01 am

The Sites Reservoir project moved forward on Friday following an appellate court agreeing with California and the Sites Project Authority, rejecting a CEQA lawsuit against the Sites Reservoir project. While the Sites Reservoir had been proposed off and on since...

California Courts of Appeal

September 21, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2024 2:31 am

Section 69100 provides that the state is divided into six court of appeal districts designated as follows: The Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo shall constitute the...

Practical Guide on Judicial Branch Released

September 20, 2024 4:37 pmSeptember 20, 2024 4:38 pm

Chris Micheli, a frequent contributor to California Globe, just released his second practical guide on one of California’s three branches of government. This one, called “A Practical Guide to California’s Judiciary under the Government Code Kindle Edition,” has just over 40...

Another Pitch for Reducing Bill Introductions in the California Legislature

September 20, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 20, 2024 1:01 pm

Interestingly, only about a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected legislative officials. Of course, most state legislatures operate on a part-time basis. According to data from the National Conference of...