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UPDATE: Voting Irregularities in California Continue

March 3, 2020 8:20 pmMarch 3, 2020 8:30 pm

Stories of California voters going to the polls to vote, or to register to vote, and coming away empty handed or being told they cannot, are already starting. With California’s early voting process, along with a recently passed law allowing...

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?...

Petition To Increase Property Taxes For Commercial And Industrial Property Underway In California

October 30, 2019 6:04 amOctober 30, 2019 6:08 am

Signature gathering began Sunday for a proposition that would increase taxes for commercial and industrial properties in California. Currently state law follows the language of Proposition 13, a 1978 law that can only raise the value of a property by...

California’s Youth Votes Are Up for Grabs

September 28, 2019 9:52 amSeptember 30, 2019 11:18 am

As the mandated 154-day report for the primary election nears, Secretary of State Alex Padilla claims voter pre-registration is ‘wildly successful’. This program that kicked off in 2016 targets 16 and 17 year olds to prepare them to vote when...

Role of the Secretary of State

August 12, 2019 6:21 amAugust 12, 2019 6:22 am

The Secretary of State is an important player as a political institution because the office is where all of the campaign and lobbying filings are made. As a result, campaign contributions to campaign expenditures to reports by lobbyists and lobbyist...

Investigation of Former Lawmaker Ridley-Thomas Confirms Sexual Harassment

January 18, 2019 5:30 amJanuary 17, 2019 6:31 pm

Four California legislators have resigned since 2017 after facing sexual harassment complaints, while two remain in office. All are Democrats from Southern California. Wednesday afternoon, investigation documents were released about sexual harassment allegations of former Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles)....