Prohibitions and Campaign Committees in California’s Political Reform Act
California’s Political Reform Act requires certain campaign disclosures be made pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the Government…
Declarations of Existing Law in California Statutes
In California statutes, readers may come across the following or a similarly-worded phrase: “This section is declaratory of existing law.”…
Voter Qualifications in California
Voter qualification rules are found in the California Elections Code in Division 2, Chapter 1. Article 1 provides General Provisions…
VP Harris Visits So Cal, Announces $600 Million in Wildfire Disaster Relief Funding
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in San Bernardino on Friday, beginning a weekend Southern California visit by touring wildfire damaged…
Bill Introduced to Allow 12 Years And Older To Vaccinate Without Parental Consent
A bill that would allow children 12 years and older to vaccinate without receiving consent from their parents was introduced…
California Online Voter Registration
Elections Code Division 2, Chapter 2.5 provides online voter registration standards. Section 2196 provides that a person who is qualified…
Bill To Convert Municipal Golf Courses to Affordable Housing Killed In Assembly Committee
A bill that would have created a grant program to convert municipal golf courses into housing and public lands, died…
Liberally Construing California Statutes
A common feature of statutes is for the legislature to state its intent regarding how courts and the judicial branch…
California’s General Prohibitions Against Conflicts of Interest
California has extensive conflict of interest provisions applicable to state officials. They are contained in Government Code Title 9, Chapter…
Gov. Newsom Shocked California Looks Like ‘a Third World Country’
Californians have recently been treated to images of mountains of trash along the Union Pacific rail line in Los Angeles.…