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Inflation and California Policies are the Grinch the Stole Christmas

December 7, 2021 6:33 pmApril 3, 2022 8:34 am

Are you ready for the most expensive holiday season in forever? Hold on to your wallets, because high inflation and wrongheaded California policies are the Grinch that stole Christmas, pressuring family budgets and diminishing our quality of life. Press play...

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

December 7, 2021 6:12 pmDecember 7, 2021 6:16 pm

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...

Legislative Election Committees Meet Over Possible Recall Rule Changes

December 7, 2021 4:06 pm

A joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate elections committees was held in Sacramento on Monday, with state lawmakers looking into possible changes to California’s recall rules. California’s recall process has been under scrutiny in recent years from both lawmakers...

California AGAIN Named Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’ in the U.S.

December 7, 2021 3:56 pmDecember 8, 2021 6:16 am

California is ending 2021 with yet one more designation as the worst state for something. California is at the bottom of the country for economic and personal freedoms, our schools rank at the bottom, California has the highest taxes and...

State Doctor Files TRO Against Labor Union Over Illegal Dues Deductions

December 6, 2021 1:16 pm

Despite submitting a formal request to disassociate himself from the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) in December 2020, the union has continued to deduct both dues and explicit political fees from Dr. Robert Espinoza’s paycheck. Dr. Espinoza, a practicing...

Don’t Call Them ‘Chaptering Out’ Amendments

December 6, 2021 10:11 amDecember 8, 2021 3:43 pm

At the end of a California Legislative Session, Capitol observers will hear about the need to have “chaptering out amendments” adopted. However, that is not the correct term to use. “Chaptering out” is the problem that needs to be addressed...

Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021 8:06 amDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...