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BIG Parent Rally at CA Capitol Protesting Gov. Newsom’s Ongoing COVID School Mandates

January 4, 2022 2:20 amJanuary 5, 2022 7:18 am

Parents from across California showed up at the State Capitol Monday to once again push back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandate for students. As with the last parent rally in November, moms, dads, children, grandparents, teachers,...

‘Back to the Future’ California Recap and 2022 Political Predictions

January 2, 2022 2:15 amJanuary 3, 2022 4:19 am

While political pundits predict a red wave across the country in the 2022 midterm elections, many even anticipate a wave of change in the Golden State. How big the California wave is, and what form it will take, will be...

Filling a Vacancy in the California Legislature

December 31, 2021 7:00 amJanuary 3, 2022 4:22 am

Over the past year, Capitol observers have witnessed vacancies occur in state legislative offices. What is the process for filling vacancies in the California Legislature? First, in Article IV, Section 2(d) of the California Constitution, it specifies that, “When a...

Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Orders California DOJ To Pay Pharmaceutical Lawyers $80,000 in Fines

December 30, 2021 3:53 pm

Federal District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the State of California to pay $80,000 in legal fees to Par Pharmaceutical on Wednesday over the state’s continued refusal to hand over information and break discovery obligations in a case earlier this year...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

Gifts and Honoraria and California Legislators

December 30, 2021 3:05 pmJanuary 3, 2022 4:21 am

The California Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, prohibits any honorarium being paid and limits gifts being made to state legislators. Government Code Title 9 (Political Reform), Chapter 9.5 (Ethics) deals with both topics as well. The following is a...

Judge Grants Restraining Order Against New CDCR Early Release Credit Regulations

December 30, 2021 10:17 amNovember 3, 2022 8:53 pm

Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday to stop the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from increasing the number of “good conduct credits” that non-violent “second strike” inmates could receive. The...

California’s Public Golf Courses to be Converted to Affordable Housing Complexes Under AB 672

December 30, 2021 2:20 amJanuary 1, 2022 7:41 am

A bill in the California Legislature authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) is proposing to convert California public/municipal golf courses into affordable housing. Assembly Bill 672 provides $50 million in developer subsidies to redevelop California’s municipal golf courses into affordable...