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Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Electoral System

December 23, 2023 3:05 amDecember 23, 2023 3:06 am

How many statewide officers are there? In California state government, there are nine constitutional offices elected statewide. Are there term limits for constitutional officers? Yes, they are limited to serving a maximum of two 4-year terms in each office. How...

California Budget Crisis Leads to Rare Outbreak of Common Sense

December 22, 2023 10:50 amDecember 22, 2023 10:50 am

It took a state budget crisis to concentrate California bureaucrats on their own wasteful spending. That’s the clear takeaway this week after the state’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) dropped its harassment charges against Activision Blizzard. The Department has spent several...

USC Backing Off Slightly From its Jihad Against Jewish Professor

December 22, 2023 10:05 am

The University of Southern California is backing off, just a bit, from its jihad against the Jewish professor whose confrontation with pro-Hamas students was misrepresented by an online mob, prompting the school to bar him from campus. The decision in...

Sen. Rand Paul’s Annual ‘Festivus’ Report: a Whopping $900,000,000,000 of Government Waste

December 22, 2023 8:55 amDecember 22, 2023 8:58 am

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul just released his annual “Festivus Report” of wasteful government spending. The 2023 listing does not disappoint – until you remember you are paying for this abuse of taxpayers’ funds by electing the congressional wastrels. This year,...

The Greenberg Brief: Proposition A – San Francisco’s Next Bond Fiasco

December 22, 2023 3:05 amDecember 22, 2023 3:06 am

Learning of devious plans behind so much of San Francisco’s fiscal fiascoes, it’s hard not to notice familiar names who endorse ballot measures. It’s a clear pattern. Coming to your mailbox next March, 2024, San Francisco voters will be asked...

California Civil Rights Department Sues Ralphs Over Alleged Job Revocations From Ex-Cons

December 22, 2023 2:45 amDecember 26, 2023 6:38 am

The California Civil Rights Department filed a lawsuit against Southern California grocery store chain Ralphs on Thursday, citing that they violated the Fair Chance Act and rescinded job offers from those who were found to have prior convictions or jail...

Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Budget Process

December 22, 2023 2:30 amDecember 22, 2023 2:31 am

What are the main parts of the California state budget? They are the Budget Bill, Budget Bill Junior, Trailer Bills, and Supplemental Reports. What is the Budget Bill? This bill contains the appropriations and “Budget Bill Language”. Note that only...