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State Economy Rankings: California is a Real Dichotomy

June 10, 2019 7:32 amJune 10, 2019 7:44 am

California just ranked in the top 5 in the overall WalletHub 2019 State Economy Rankings, while ranking low in the Economic Health Ranking. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: 1) Economic Activity,...

Direct Democracy Statutes and Cases Interpreting Them

June 10, 2019 6:28 amJune 10, 2019 7:14 am

The California Elections Code provides for aspects of direct democracy in this state. There have been many court decisions interpreting key provisions of the Elections Code. The following cases highlight some of the main decisions interpreting these statutory provisions. Initiatives...

Authorized Power Outages Leave Californians Sweltering and In the Dark

June 10, 2019 2:11 amJune 10, 2019 6:13 pm

Over the weekend, PG&E turned off power in Napa, during a heat wave, only restoring power later in the day. More power outages came at 9 p.m. to customers in Butte County, Yuba County, and Sierra Foothills. The Associated Press...

Change California Taxpayers Can’t Believe In

June 9, 2019 2:05 amJune 8, 2019 5:53 pm

As Katy Grimes noted, SB 132 by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener “would allow prison inmates to decide their own sex, how they want to be addressed (Mr. Miss, Mrs. Ms.), and would require California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...

Tracking and Analyzing California Legislation and Regulations

June 7, 2019 6:05 amJune 6, 2019 2:57 pm

An important role for any lobbyist is to track and analyze pending legislation and regulations. Tracking and monitoring does not just mean new bills and regulations; it also means all bill amendments, budget actions, gubernatorial actions, and other executive branch...

Public Safety Unions Played a Decisive Role in Getting Brian Dahle Elected to California’s State Senate

June 7, 2019 2:13 amJune 10, 2019 11:15 am

In a special election earlier this week, Brian Dahle defeated Kevin Kiley in the race to become the next California State Senator representing District One, which sprawls north from the foothills east of Sacramento all the way to the Oregon border. Both candidates were Republican...

California Bill to Allow Prison Inmates To Decide Their Own Sex

June 6, 2019 1:27 pmJune 10, 2019 12:20 pm

A bill by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener would allow prison inmates to decide their own sex, how they want to be addressed (Mr. Miss, Mrs. Ms.), and would require California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials to refer to...