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Reactions Erupt Following Gov. Newsom’s Veto of Bill to Require Drivers in Autonomous Trucks

September 25, 2023 5:10 pmSeptember 25, 2023 5:28 pm

A bill that would have required driverless trucks to have a driver in the vehicle and effectively ban all self-driving trucks operating alone in California, was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend, leading to a predictable polarizing reaction...

Have You Seen Mathematical Formulas in California Statute?

September 25, 2023 12:10 pm

Most California statutes use “plain language,” but there are a number of instances of statutes among California’s 29 Codes that have technical language. And, while reviewing 2023 bills reaching the Governor’s Desk, there is SB 343 (Chapter 213) that actually...

A Practical Guide To Local Organizing: CFER Edition

September 25, 2023 11:46 amSeptember 25, 2023 11:47 am

The California For Equal Rights Foundation held their 2nd Annual Conference last month in San Diego, California. The focus of this years’ CFER Conference was “…on connecting education experts and leaders with local activists and concerned parents who are fighting...

Decarceration Through the Side Door: The Effect of Zero Bail

September 25, 2023 9:03 amSeptember 25, 2023 9:03 am

How do you make sure there are fewer people in jail? Put fewer in. And if your whole point is to decarcerate, as the progressives like to say, then what better way to start than not incarcerating in the first...

Judge Mitchell, Candidate for LA DA

September 25, 2023 6:27 amSeptember 25, 2023 6:27 am

Judge Craig Mitchell is running for Los Angeles County District Attorney. And – as founder of the Skid Row Running Club – he means it when he says running. The club, founded 11 years ago, meets/runs downtown at least twice...

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation ‘Supporting’ or Harming LGBTQ+ Children?

September 24, 2023 4:00 pmSeptember 26, 2023 3:42 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Saturday that he has signed legislation “strengthening protections and supports for LGBTQ+ Californians, including measures to better support vulnerable youth.” It’s still not clear to most what constitutional and legal protections LGBTQ+ youth do not have....

A Look at 2023 Bill Introductions and Members, Plus Committee Assignments

September 24, 2023 3:20 pmSeptember 24, 2023 7:26 pm

In the California Legislature, both the State Senate and State Assembly have a limit on the number of bills that can be introduced during each 2-year Session. I reviewed all of the bill introductions during the 2023 Session to determine...