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What Lobbyists Should Know about Drafting Bills and Amendments

October 28, 2023 8:14 amOctober 28, 2023 8:14 am

Lobbyists who work in the legislative branch of state government should be aware of the process of drafting bills and amendments. There is an art to drafting bills that comes easily for some, but is difficult for others. The critical...

Exclusive: California Buries Science

October 28, 2023 2:50 amOctober 28, 2023 7:52 am

On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom – whose Democratic party claims to be the party of science and science education – signed two anti-science education bills (AB226 and AB389) into law, that require the University of California and...

Report from CPUC Public Advocate Finds CA Residential Electricity Prices More than 2X the National Average

October 27, 2023 11:36 amOctober 27, 2023 2:05 pm

We don’t hear much about California’s “decarbonization work,” the state’s and California Public Utility Commission’s flawed scheme to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But we see the painful results in our monthly electricity bills. The Public Advocates Office at the California...

Reedley Lab Owner Arrest a ‘Gross Misunderstanding,’ Attorney Says

October 27, 2023 9:28 am

The attorney for the owner of the infamous lab discovered in Reedley said Thursday the whole string of incidents that led to the arrest of David He was a “gross misunderstanding.” “There was a basic misinterpretation by the government of...

California Loses Another 817,000 Residents in 2022 to Other States

October 27, 2023 8:49 amOctober 27, 2023 8:49 am

In 2022, 817,000 Californians moved to other states. “The nation’s exemplar of liberal governance continued to shed residents at a dizzying pace in 2022, with 817,000 Golden Staters moving to other states — including 150,000 to red regions like Texas...

Frequently Asked Questions about Statutory Construction California

October 27, 2023 7:51 amOctober 27, 2023 7:51 am

For those not familiar, I put together the following questions and answers for those queries that are most often posed regarding statutory construction in California. What is the purpose of statutory construction? The “fundamental task is to ascertain the Legislature’s...

Homeless sleeping in the doorways of shops in Sacramento.

Sacramento Ranks 7th Worst in Nation for Organized Retail Theft – Tying With Chicago!

October 27, 2023 2:50 amOctober 27, 2023 6:56 am

“Retail crime, violence and theft continue to impact the retail industry at unprecedented levels,” the 2023 National Retail Security Survey reports. And three California cities made the Top 10: Sacramento sadly factors prominently coming in at #7 in the nation...