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It’s Kentucky Derby Time For California Assemblyman Flora

May 1, 2024 2:55 amMay 1, 2024 2:56 am

It’s Kentucky Derby time! Grab a Mint Julep, don a wide-brimmed Organza hat trimmed in Peacock feathers, iron your white linen dress or suit and prepare for the 150th Kentucky Derby, Saturday, May 4, 2024. Oh wait. We are in...

Frequently Asked Questions about Knowing When an Initiative Is Being Amended

May 1, 2024 2:30 amMay 1, 2024 2:31 am

Can an initiative measure be amended by the Legislature? Yes, Article II, Section 10 of the California Constitution provides in Subdivision (c): The Legislature may amend or repeal a referendum statute. The Legislature may amend or repeal an initiative statute...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrat Supermajority are Coming for Your $$$

April 30, 2024 3:00 pmApril 30, 2024 3:01 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom has a gaping $73 Billion budget deficit. Gov. Newsom and the Democrat supermajority Legislature will be searching in every crevice and corner of the Capitol, under every couch cushion, and coat pocket in order to backfill...

Protect Kids California Sues AG Rob Bonta for Mislabeling their Proposed Ballot Initiative

April 30, 2024 1:21 pmApril 30, 2024 1:21 pm

Protect Kids California, a parental rights group, has sued state Attorney General Rob Bonta for mislabeling their proposed ballot initiative that would counter transgender orthodoxy and the rush to transition kids. But Sacramento Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto ruled last...

Offshore Wind Energy-Cost and Economic Impacts: Part 2

April 30, 2024 2:45 amApril 30, 2024 7:06 am

This is Part II of Offshore Wind Energy: The Cost and Economic Impacts; Part I is here. The Golden State’s electricity prices are the second highest in the country, with only Hawaii’s costs being greater. Contrary to what the public...

Frequently Asked Question about What Is Subject to Referendum

April 30, 2024 2:30 amApril 30, 2024 2:31 am

What is the referendum? It is “the power of the electors to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes.” What types of statutes are not subject to a referendum? They are urgency statutes, statutes calling elections, and statutes providing...

Supreme Court Poised to Allow No-Camping Laws, but Will Liberal Cities Enforce Them?

April 29, 2024 11:19 amApril 29, 2024 11:20 am

California and other west coast states have experienced a homeless explosion over the past decade. It’s primarily attributable to one thing: Cities stopped enforcing laws prohibiting overnight camping. This was in response to a Ninth Circuit ruling which found such...