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Farm Animal Minimum Space Requirement Proposition is Held Up in Federal Court

November 26, 2019 7:10 pmNovember 26, 2019 7:11 pm

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused to stop California from enforcing a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food. Proposition 12 and what it does Passed by California voters in 2018 63%...

Sacramento Children’s Fund Boondoggle Initiative

November 25, 2019 7:41 amOctober 28, 2020 10:03 pm

Under the Children’s Fund ballot language, a private organization can expend city tax dollars in a cruise ship casino, and the public will never know. Special to California Globe by Richard Stevenson The Sacramento Children’s Fund ballot measure proposal...

Standard Features of Initiative Measures

November 25, 2019 2:33 amNovember 24, 2019 8:06 pm

There are a number of provisions that are commonly contained today in proposed initiative measures. California Constitution Article II provides for this important form of direct democracy. Section 8(a) provides: “The initiative is the power of the electors to propose...

As Housing Bills Collapse, Talk of Ballot Initiative Grows Louder

November 21, 2019 2:15 amNovember 21, 2019 1:48 pm

Governor Newsom has deemed California’s housing shortage to be a top priority. Last week, he convened the heads of more than a dozen top California-based companies to bring the private sector to the table in search of solutions to a...

Despite An Increase In Both State And Local Measures, Housing Prices And Homelessness Skyrocket

November 20, 2019 6:14 am

Reports this week across the state of California have shown significant bumps to both housing costs and homelessness, with cities such as Oakland and Los Angeles particularly being affected. According to a report from the California Association of Realtors, the...

Hearing Over University Campus Climate Of Diversity And Marginalization Held In Berkeley

November 8, 2019 11:48 amNovember 9, 2019 7:01 am

At a Berkeley hearing presided over by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), a group of elected officials, university representatives, and students discussed the current climate of diversity and inclusiveness on college campuses across California. Following a report by the Anti-Defamation...

Sacramento Taxpayers President Warns of Prop. 13 Bait and Switch

November 6, 2019 7:41 amNovember 8, 2019 8:36 am

Debra Desrosiers, President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association, walked out of Sam’s Club in Yuba City Saturday and saw a guy at a table collecting signatures for ballot initiatives. “Read the signs… who wouldn’t sign what is on the table?...