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California’s Primary May Be Moved Back to June For Most Years Under Proposed Bill

March 11, 2020 1:30 pmMarch 11, 2020 1:47 pm

A new Senate bill will be introduced in the next few weeks with the goal of moving California’s Primary election for all non-presidential election years back to the month of June. Under a rewritten Senate Bill 970, authored by Senator...

California’s Mayors Split on Vacation Home Tax Bill Aimed to Aid Homeless

March 11, 2020 6:15 amMarch 11, 2020 7:37 pm

“More money is necessary. But it’s not sufficient. More money needs to be accompanied by some form of legal mandate for all of us to bring people indoors.” ~Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg On Monday, California’s Big City Mayors of...

The Three Readings of a Bill and Other Floor Procedures in the California Legislature

March 11, 2020 6:01 amMarch 11, 2020 6:02 am

The California Constitution requires a bill to be “read” three times before it can be debated and voted upon by either house. A “reading” of a bill in the Assembly or Senate is defined as being the presentation of the...

Primary Election: Californians Reject New Taxes and Borrowing

March 10, 2020 4:17 pmMarch 10, 2020 5:57 pm

As California’s unionized government tightened the screws on everyone who works for a living, responsible citizens have become increasingly disgruntled. The preliminary election returns reported on March 4th – the day after the election, and the day when we...

DMV Voter Registration Regulations Could Be Changed Under New Bill

March 10, 2020 2:49 pm

A new bill that was recently moved into two Senate committees would give Californians visiting the DMV the choice not to change or update their information for voting records. A new DMV kiosk prompt Under Senate Bill 1295, authored by...

Next Challenge on the California Death Penalty on the Horizon

March 10, 2020 6:37 amMarch 10, 2020 10:13 am

The death penalty in California is due to face another hurdle this year following a number of judges and prosecutors respectively giving and asking for the death penalty in recent murder cases. Going against the moratorium On Friday, prosecutors in...

Church and Hospital Land Housing Bill Back After Amendment Change

March 9, 2020 2:40 pm

On Friday, a bill that would block zoning restrictions on land owned by churches and hospitals to build housing units was brought back to the Senate again following amendment changes. Senate Bill 899, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco),...