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A Tale Of Two School Boards

September 11, 2023 5:53 amSeptember 11, 2023 5:54 am

It was the best of times, for totalitarians in public office; it was the worst of times, for sane Patriotic Americans. It was the best of times, for school boards that would claim parental control over kids; it was the...

Legislative Direction to the PUC

September 11, 2023 2:55 amSeptember 11, 2023 2:56 am

As I was reviewing recent amendments to bills in the last week of the 2023 California Legislative Session, I came across a measure providing clear guidance to the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) from the Legislature. The bill’s provision of...

Contingent Enactment Versus Double-Jointing Amendments

September 10, 2023 6:56 amSeptember 10, 2023 6:56 am

“Contingent enactment” amendments are found in a bill in order to effectively connect a bill to another action in order for that bill to become operative. There are several methods in which to do this, such as contingent upon a...

Prop. 1 Is Being Designated for March 2024 Ballot

September 10, 2023 6:50 amSeptember 10, 2023 6:50 am

Senate Bill 326 by Sen. Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), dealing with mental health funding, will be placed on the statewide ballot if signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, which is expected. The provisions of SB 326 will go before the...

A Look Back at the California Legislature on March 16, 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 8, 2023 3:54 pm

You may recall Monday, March 16, 2020. It was the day the Legislature passed legislation to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and then recessed for six weeks before returning to Sacramento. I wanted to revisit the day to note the...

The Legislature is Trying Again to Gut California’s Prohibitions on Public Discrimination

September 8, 2023 9:17 amSeptember 9, 2023 7:09 am

In the 1960s Martin Luther King dreamed of a color blind society in which people would be judged by the content of their character not the color of their skin. But today liberals are fixated on race and devoted to...

Ethics Scandals Rock Democratic Legislature, Gorelow Folds Under Pressure

September 8, 2023 8:00 amSeptember 8, 2023 8:01 am

In a late Friday 9/1/23 announcement, conveniently timed over the holiday weekend, embattled Democratic legislator Michelle “Quid Pro Quo” Gorelow announced that she will not be seeking re-election in Assembly District 35, a swing district that she narrowly won by...