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Update from the California Legislature

July 20, 2021 1:37 pmJuly 22, 2021 8:16 am

With the Legislature on its annual summer recess, it is a good opportunity to survey what has been happening with legislation between the two houses. State Budget First, the following is a summary of budget-related legislation so far this Session:...

Larry Elder Sues Sec. of State Shirley Weber Over Not Listing Him As Recall Candidate

July 20, 2021 12:59 pmJuly 21, 2021 3:04 pm

Talk radio host Larry Elder filed a lawsuit in the Sacramento County Superior Court Monday, challenging a decision by Secretary of State Shirley Weber and other officials who did not include him on the initial list of 41 recall candidates...

Is CA Secretary of State Involved in Voter Suppression With Exclusion of Larry Elder from Recall Ballot?

July 20, 2021 6:51 amJuly 22, 2021 8:16 am

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Saturday released the official state list of the 41 candidates who filed the required paperwork to run in the September 14th recall election. Noticeably absent was Larry Elder‘s name, the Globe reported Monday....

State Treasurer Fiona Ma Sued For Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

July 20, 2021 2:37 amJuly 22, 2021 8:19 am

State Treasurer Fiona Ma was sued for sexual harassment, discrimination, emotional distress, and wrongful termination earlier this week by a former Treasury Department Employee. According to the lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court, former Executive Director of the California...

A Sampling of Differences in the Legislative Process between the Assembly and Senate

July 20, 2021 2:10 amJuly 22, 2021 8:17 am

There are a number of differences between the Assembly and the Senate in terms of the California legislative process, many of which are minor in nature. However, for students of the process, as well as those involved in the State...

What California Could Have Done with the $30 Billion Lost by the EDD

July 19, 2021 6:14 pmJuly 21, 2021 5:00 pm

It is, sadly, a fact of life that the public has become so inured to the vapor trail of zeroes involved in governmental financial mismanagement that sometimes those big numbers lose their meaning. Take, for example, the loss to fraud...

DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over Recently Passed Fee Cap Limits

July 19, 2021 3:12 pmJuly 22, 2021 7:47 am

App-based food delivery companies DoorDash and Grubhub filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco during the weekend, claiming that a permanent fee cap recently introduced by the city is unconstitutional. Last month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...