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Black Students of California United Rally at the Capitol for More Resources, Respect

March 11, 2022 1:56 pmApril 3, 2022 4:30 pm

Speaker: “How y’all feelin?” Audience: “Powerful!” So began a lunchtime rally at the Capitol on Friday. The activist group Black Students of California United (BSCU) gathered a couple dozen of their student leaders—called “Senators”—and several hundred supporters at the state...

2021 Recall Candidate Kevin Faulconer Announces He Won’t Run For Governor

March 11, 2022 12:31 pmMarch 11, 2022 2:28 pm

Former San Diego Mayor and candidate in the 2021 Governor recall election Kevin Faulconer announced on Thursday that he would not be running in the 2022 Gubernatorial election. Faulconer, who was widely seen as the foremost moderate Republican in the...

What Does a Bill Propose to Do to a Law?

March 11, 2022 7:52 amMarch 11, 2022 11:19 am

Bills in the California Legislature can do one of three things or a combination of those three: Add a statute; amend a statute; or, repeal a statute. Bills can be found at the following website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ This website is maintained...

Californians Can Weigh In on PG&E’s 22% Proposed Rate Hike with Calif. Public Utilities Commission

March 11, 2022 6:48 am

With double-digit inflation, mega-gas prices in California, high food costs, high housing costs, and used cars selling for new car prices, gird your loins: Pacific Gas and Electric is proposing a 22 percent rate hike. PG&E electricity customers were recently...

An Interesting Bill Involving California Legislative Intent and the ADA

March 11, 2022 2:45 amMarch 10, 2022 9:49 pm

Recently-introduced committee bill, Assembly Bill 2962 (authored by the Committee on Judiciary), presents an interesting case of the role of legislative intent, in particular regarding federal case law. AB 2962 would to add Section 55.4 to the Civil Code, amend...

How Californian Gas Station Owners Are Reacting to Record High Prices

March 11, 2022 2:08 amMarch 10, 2022 9:37 pm

As gas prices continue to climb higher in California, lawmakers in the state have been looking at multiple short-term options to relieve Californians. Governor Gavin Newsom and some Democrats favor a gas tax holiday to delay the expected rise in...

Bill To Tax to House Flippers and Speculators 25% Moves To Assembly Committee

March 10, 2022 4:34 pmMarch 10, 2022 4:34 pm

A bill that would massively tax house flippers and speculators who buy and sell a house within three years was moved to the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation earlier this week. Assembly Bill 1771, authored by Assemblyman Chris Ward...