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The Scheme to Label Gov. Newsom as ‘Moderate’ Exposed in New Report

September 26, 2023 4:49 pmSeptember 26, 2023 4:49 pm

Last November the Globe reported on the the Center for Legislative Accountability’s annual California Lawmaker Scorecard, and as a surprise to no one, the California legislature earned a failing grade against other states’ conservative ratings. The weakest issues for California...

Sen. Grove’s Bill to Make Sex Trafficking in California a Felony Once Again Signed into Law

September 26, 2023 7:16 amSeptember 27, 2023 6:55 am

Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced her bill, Senate Bill 14, to once again make sex trafficking a felony, was signed into law by Governor Newsom Monday. One would assume this was a slam dunk, but this was no easy bill...

14th Amendment Does Not Bar Trump from Ballot

September 26, 2023 6:34 amSeptember 26, 2023 6:39 am

So it’s California and it’s – once again – stupid. This time, a gaggle of state legislators have asked the egregious state Attorney General Rob Bonta to keep Donald Trump off of the March primary ballot. The leges seem a bit...

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...