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Gavin Goes Shopping… at Target?

February 1, 2024 7:51 amFebruary 2, 2024 6:25 am

Picture this: Gavin Newsom shopping at Target… like he’s just a dad who shops for school clothes at Target. If Gavin Newsom shops at Target, I dine at the French Laundry. The California Governor claims he was shopping at a...

Ringside: Comparing the Delta Tunnel versus Desalination

February 1, 2024 6:57 amFebruary 2, 2024 6:27 am

Debates over the efficacy of water projects often focus on the monthly cost to end users. For example, in May 2022, a few days before the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny the final permit to build a desalination plant in...

Frequently Asked Questions About California Bill Deadlines

February 1, 2024 2:28 amFebruary 1, 2024 2:29 am

Can bills be voted upon after midnight on August 31 so long as the “clock is stopped”? “Stopping the clock” is the term used to describe the process of continuing legislative business after the passage of a deadline imposed by...

U.S. District Court Rules Californians Don’t Have to Pass an Ammunition Background Check

January 31, 2024 7:21 pmJanuary 31, 2024 7:21 pm

U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez ruled on Wednesday in San Diego that the state of California can no longer enforce a law that requires citizens from undergoing a background check whenever they buy ammunition because it violates the Second...

Unfair Immigration-Related Practices under the Labor Code

January 31, 2024 3:00 pmJanuary 31, 2024 3:48 pm

California’s Labor Code prohibits certain “unfair immigration-related practices” under Chapter 3.1 of Part 3 of Division 2. Chapter 3.1 was added in 2013 by Chapter 732. Section 1019 makes it unlawful for an employer or any other person or entity...

California Ballot Initiative Collecting Signatures to Make Crime Illegal Again

January 31, 2024 9:29 amJanuary 31, 2024 8:33 pm

Ten years of increased drug and serial theft crimes across California has taken its toll on the state’s residents and businesses. Because of Proposition 47, there is no accountability when it comes to these crimes, theft is underreported and some...

Frequently Asked Questions about Vote Changes in the California Legislature

January 31, 2024 7:10 amJanuary 31, 2024 7:10 am

Are vote changes allowed in the California Legislature? As a general matter, yes, although there are different rules between the two houses. What is a vote change? It is obviously when a legislator chooses to change his or her vote...