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CA Senator Nancy Skinner to Introduce Bill to Pay State Funds To Children of COVID-19 Victims

December 29, 2021 2:33 amDecember 30, 2021 7:17 am

Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) announced on Monday she would be introducing legislation next month to give state financial assistance to children below the age of 18 who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19. Under the bill, currently called “The...

Restaurants, Bars Across California Prepare To Introduce More To-Go Options For New Liquor Law

December 28, 2021 2:37 pmApril 3, 2022 8:46 am

This week across California, restaurants and bars are hurrying to finish more permanent alcoholic beverage to-go for when Senate Bill 389 comes into effect on Saturday. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. SB...

God Sent the Rain, But We Need an Angel to Build the Infrastructure to Manage It

December 28, 2021 6:30 amApril 3, 2022 8:45 am

If Californians are to avoid a future where they have to endure permanent water rationing because of inadequate water infrastructure, a few members of the economic elite will have to break with the pack. As it is, in the wealthiest,...

Filling a Constitutional Office Vacancy in California

December 27, 2021 1:10 pmDecember 27, 2021 1:19 pm

California’s Constitution, in Article V, Section 5, provides for filling a vacancy in a constitutional office. There are nine constitutional offices in California: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Board of Equalization Members, Controller, Insurance Commissioner, Secretary of State, Superintendent of...

Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021 7:39 amDecember 21, 2021 7:56 am

Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...

Does a ‘Continuous Appropriation’ Violate the Principle that one Legislature Cannot Bind a Future One?

December 21, 2021 2:19 amDecember 20, 2021 8:37 pm

According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, a continuous appropriation is defined as the “amount available each year under a permanent constitutional or statutory expenditure authorization. A continuous appropriation is not dependent on passage of the budget.” Similarly,...

Tony Thurmond’s Philadelphia Crony: California’s ‘Superintendent of Equity’ Forced to Resign

December 20, 2021 8:04 amDecember 21, 2021 6:22 am

The California Department of Education “Superintendent of Equity” Daniel Lee, was forced to resign his $180,000-per-year job, after Assemblyman Kevin Kiley sent a letter pointing out that state employment is only for California residents, making his hiring illegal. Last week...