Each bill in the California Legislature contains certain features such as an enacting clause, a title, the author’s name, a bill number, and the Legislative Counsel’s Digest, among other provisions. At the end of the Legislative Counsel’s Digest is a...
Less than two weeks after Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) decided to run for the Senate seat vacated by former Senator Jeff Stone (R-La Quinta), several area candidates have entered the race. At stake is Assemblywoman Melendez’s 67th Assembly District,...
The ruling class of elite politicians, media and oligarchs are so far removed from the people, most have no idea that or why so many California residents are leaving the state for friendlier pastures, nor do they seem to care....
The movement to legalize sports betting in California faces a busy second half of November as a hearing and tribal input threaten the long opposed measure. Assembly Constitution Amendment 16, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Assemblyman Adam Gray...
There is often confusion regarding effective versus operative dates. Specifically, Capitol observers often inquire when a statute actually “takes effect.” When it takes effect can be different than when the statute is operative. January 1 following the year a bill...
Under a newly planned bill being written by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), PG&E would become a public utility through the state of California. PG&E has faced public scrutiny for years, but recently in the past year, numerous events have...
A new list on the growing number of homeless living on the streets and in shelters was recently published by 24/7 Wall Street: 48 Major US Cities Struggling to Shelter Growing Homeless Population. California tops the list of states with...