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Preelection Procedures in California

February 17, 2022 3:30 pmFebruary 17, 2022 3:17 pm

Elections Code Division 12 provides a number of preelection procedures. Chapter 1 deals with Proclamations and Election Orders. Section 12000 requires the Governor, for each statewide election, to issue a proclamation calling the election. The proclamation must be issued by...

Heatwave Advance Warning, Ranking System Bill Introduced in Assembly

February 17, 2022 2:05 pmFebruary 17, 2022 2:49 pm

A bill that would create a statewide advance warning and ranking system of extreme heatwaves was introduced to the Assembly on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 2238, jointly authored by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood) and Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), would create...

AB 2065 Addresses Net Operating Loss for Business Owners

February 17, 2022 12:20 pmFebruary 17, 2022 8:28 am

On February 14, Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) introduced Assembly Bill 2065 to allow a net operating loss (NOL) carryback for an NOL or NOL carryover for which a deduction was suspended for a qualified taxpayer. AB 2065 would add...

Will the Legislature Finally Consider Ending Gov. Newsom’s One Man Rule?

February 17, 2022 10:56 am

Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) authored a resolution to end Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nearly two-year-old COVID State of Emergency. Dated December 22, 2020, her resolution is related to the Legislature terminating the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on...

Why Are Folks Talking About the Gann Limit or the State Appropriations Limit?

February 17, 2022 9:11 amFebruary 17, 2022 9:18 am

In the past few years, but particularly this year, lots of people in and around the Capitol are talking about the “Gann Limit” or the “State Appropriations Limit,” often referred to as “SAL.” So, what is the SAL or the...

Are We All Terrorists Now for Supporting the Truckers?

February 17, 2022 7:59 amOctober 18, 2022 4:30 pm

I donated $100 to the Canadian Truckers Freedom Convoy. Now it appears that, by emergency edict of the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, I might quite possibly be labeled a “foreign terrorist” and my financial records turned over to...

California’s Conditional Voter Registration

February 17, 2022 6:53 amFebruary 17, 2022 6:55 am

California’s Elections Code provides a conditional voter registration program. It is contained in Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 4.5 and contains Sections 2170 – 2173. Section 2170 defines a “conditional voter registration” to mean “a properly executed affidavit of registration...