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Should California Bills Use ‘Includes’ or ‘Means?’

March 10, 2022 9:19 amMarch 10, 2022 9:22 am

When attorneys in the Office of Legislative Counsel are drafting bills for California legislators, they often delete the word “includes” and substitute it with the word “means.” Why is that being done by these legislative lawyers? The following example comes...

The War America Can’t Afford to Win

March 10, 2022 2:32 amMarch 9, 2022 5:00 pm

The war on fossil fuels is now fully engaged and casualties are abounding. The first casualty is the affordability of fuel. Gas prices will soon be double what they were when Joe Biden became president because he has done more...

SF DA Chesa Boudin Charges Three Auto Burglary Suspects, Signaling Change in Actions

March 9, 2022 2:36 amMarch 8, 2022 8:53 pm

Three auto burglary suspects were charged with multiple felonies by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Tuesday, the latest in a series of arrests, court decisions, and political maneuvers that are distancing himself away from more progressive actions that...

Los Angeles Sues Monsanto Over Decades of Chemical Waterway Pollution

March 8, 2022 12:58 pmMarch 8, 2022 11:59 am

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced on Monday that the city would be suing the Monsanto Company, along with Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, for polluting LA’s waterways with with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dating back to the 1930’s. According...

Gov. Newsom’s Highly Touted Medi-Cal Rx Botched by Politically Connected Centene/Magellan

March 8, 2022 10:15 amMarch 9, 2022 8:14 am

California’s implementation of the new Medi-Cal Rx program is having a detrimental impact on the health and lives of the state’s Medi-Cal beneficiaries. This is according to Henry Tuttle, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Center Partners of...

Santa Cruz Prof. Exposes UC Policy to Allow Academic Departments to Issue Political Statements

March 7, 2022 11:43 am

Should any academic department within the University of California endorse statements on political issues in the name of the department? As scandalous as that may seem, that is exactly what has been proposed in the UC system by the University...

For First Time in Several Years Joint Rules Set to Be Adopted by California Legislature

March 4, 2022 10:00 amMarch 4, 2022 10:28 am

For the first time in several years, the California Legislature is poised to adopt Joint Rules which are binding on the Assembly and Senate. Normally, the Joint Rules are adopted at the beginning of each two-year Session, just as the...