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Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 11 Bills Sufficient?

January 17, 2024   12:23 pmJanuary 17, 2024   12:23 pm
In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Emergency Ambulance Employee Safety and Preparedness Act, as enacted by the voters by Proposition 11 in November 2018, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in a bill. It is...
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Slay the Death Tax

January 16, 2024   4:19 pmJanuary 16, 2024   4:19 pm
Last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom was sharing his proposed 2024-2025 budget, he insisted that he was opposed to a proposed wealth tax. And sure enough, Assembly Bill 259 by Assemblyman Alex Lee (D-Palo Alto), which will impose an annual...
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Bills Amending Prop. 47

January 16, 2024   1:06 pmJanuary 16, 2024   1:07 pm
With the continuing rise in property theft and retail crime in this state, we are likely to see a number of bills introduced in the 2024 California Legislative Session that propose to amend Proposition 47, which was adopted by the...
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Pfizer COVID Campaign Contributions: $162,400 to California Legislators 2021-22

January 16, 2024   2:55 amJanuary 16, 2024   1:34 pm
In 2021-2022, a two-year period, Pfizer gave more than $8.5 million to elected members of all of State Legislatures throughout the country. The Pfizer 2021-2022 campaign also gave $162,400 to California Lawmakers for what? To push the COVID vaccine… or...
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On Neutering Lobbyists

January 15, 2024   2:55 amJanuary 16, 2024   1:34 pm
“It takes two to lie – one to lie and one to listen.” There is more truth in this Homer Simpson quote than most of us would like to admit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoqmmIY1dQ There is also a kernel of an idea as...
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Sacramento DA Files Brief as SCOTUS Justices Take up Homeless Camping Ban Case

January 14, 2024   12:44 pmJanuary 14, 2024   12:44 pm
The United States Supreme Court announced on Friday they’ve accepted a case to decide whether Grants Pass, a city in Oregon, can enforce its ban on homeless public camping. Sacramento’s District Attorney Thien Ho has been a pioneer on homeless...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Per Diem and Legislators’ Expenses

January 14, 2024   9:32 amJanuary 14, 2024   10:05 am
What is “per diem”? It is a Latin term meaning “for the day” and is used to describe the payment of expenses for elected and appointed officials. What is the authority for paying legislators’ expenses? Pursuant to Section 4(b) of...
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