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When is the California Legislature Permitted to Meet in Closed Session?

December 30, 2021 10:07 amJanuary 3, 2022 4:23 am

With the voters’ adoption of Proposition 64 at the November 2016 general election, there are greater “sunshine” rules for legislative proceedings of the California Legislature. Nonetheless, the state Constitution does provide a number of instances in which the Legislature can...

New San Francisco Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For Workers in ‘High Risk’ Settings

December 30, 2021 2:45 amDecember 29, 2021 9:03 pm

A new health order by the city of San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccination boosters for those who work in higher risk areas or visit high-risk areas, was issued on Wednesday in response to a growing number of Omicron variant...

California’s Public Golf Courses to be Converted to Affordable Housing Complexes Under AB 672

December 30, 2021 2:20 amJanuary 1, 2022 7:41 am

A bill in the California Legislature authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) is proposing to convert California public/municipal golf courses into affordable housing. Assembly Bill 672 provides $50 million in developer subsidies to redevelop California’s municipal golf courses into affordable...

Expulsion or Suspension of California State Legislators

December 29, 2021 5:28 pmJanuary 3, 2022 4:24 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, provides that the Legislature is the judge of its Members and their ability to hold office. Section 5(a)(1) states: “Each house of the Legislature shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members…”...

Poway Synagogue Shooter Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

December 29, 2021 1:13 pm

The Southern District of California Federal Court in San Diego sentenced John T. Earnest, who killed one person and injured three others in a shooting at a Poway synagogue two years, to life in prison on Tuesday. In 2019, Earnest,...

Lockdowns, Biz and School Closures, Mandates: Nearly 400K Californians Move Out

December 29, 2021 9:26 amDecember 29, 2021 9:26 am

With California Governor Gavin Newsom extending his emergency powers and a “State of Emergency,” enforced mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and lockdowns for nearly two years, almost 400,000 Californians picked up and moved to red states opened for business and education...

Limits on Certain Types of California Legislative Measures

December 29, 2021 6:54 amDecember 29, 2021 7:08 am

Article IV, Section 8.5 was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 219, the “Uniform Application of Ballot Measures Amendment,” at the June 1998 statewide primary election, to require ballot measures, initiatives, referrals, and local measures, to apply uniformly to...