The Devious Art of Shutting up
When I was on the city council and mayor of Lake Elsinore, I helped people I thought would be good for the city to get elected. Sometimes I was right, but sometimes I was wrong. And in two cases I...
Legislature
Taxpayer Rights under the UI Code
California’s Unemployment Insurance Code, Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 11.5, provides taxpayer’s rights. Section 1231 requires the department to develop and implement a taxpayer education and information program directed at, but not limited to, taxpayer or industry groups...
Robert Kennedy Jr. Reshapes History by Joining Trump Campaign
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential campaign Friday in what could shake up and reshape election results in key battleground states. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are polling neck-and-neck in the fight to get to...
The Food on Your Table is Literally at Stake
The unintended consequences of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) continue to reverberate across the Central Valley. On Tuesday, August 20, 2024 there was a court hearing at the Kings County Superior Court that further tested the reach of state...
Disability Compensation under California’s UI Code
By Chris Micheli California’s Unemployment Insurance Code in Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 4, deals with contributions for disability compensation purposes. Section 2901 provides that each individual performing services for an employer in employment is required to contribute to the...
Fweedom!
“Fweedom!” That is what Kamala Harris almost certainly falsely, definitely farcically, claimed she shouted from her stroller when a child. And nothing, save the pronunciation, about that has changed. Harris is still the baby in the stroller, being pushed about...
Lawmakers, Victim Advocates Rally Against Prisoner W/O Parole Early Release Bill At Capitol
A group of GOP lawmakers, law enforcement officers, and victim advocates held a press conference on Thursday, speaking out against a revived bill that, if passed, would give early release to some prisoners serving life without parole. Senate Bill 94,...