CPUC Orders SoCal Gas to Pay $10 Million Over Improperly Spent Ratepayer Funds
The Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas) was penalized for $9.8 million and to reimburse customers for improperly spending funds…
Woodside Drops Mountain Lion Sanctuary Scheme to Avoid Housing Mandate
A ten day halt of new SB 9, housing project applications in the wealthy San Mateo County town of Woodside…
COVID Cannot Compete with Cognitive Dissonance
As the strength of the COVID variants decrease as time moves further and further away from the initial case, the…
He Came to Dinner 55 years Ago
Renown screen actor Sidney Poitier died recently at the age of 94. Mr. Poitier was the first black man to…
Online Disclosure Act Under the California Political Reform Act
The Political Reform Act, contained in Title 9 of the Government Code, includes Chapter 4.6, which is titled the “Online…
California Political Party Qualifications
California’s Elections Code provides Political Party Qualifications in Division 5, Chapter 1. Section 5000 defines the term “party” and Chapter…
Elections to Fill Vacancies in California
California’s Elections Code provides a number of statutory provisions related to filling vacancies in elected offices. These provisions are found…
Legislative Interference with the California Administrative Procedure Act
The Legislature, as the lawmaking branch of state government, has the power to delegate some of that lawmaking authority to…
Election Recounts in California
California law has a number of statutes governing election recounts in this state. They are contained in Division 15, Chapter…
‘Let’s Make a Deal:’ Newsom Admin. Inks Backroom Deal With Kaiser for Statewide Medi-Cal Health
Only days after California’s proposed Single Payer state-controlled health care bill failed to even get to a vote on the…