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LA County Inches Closer To Mandatory Indoor Mask Mandate

December 2, 2022 2:31 amDecember 2, 2022 1:20 pm

Los Angeles County inched closer to returning to an indoor mask mandate on Thursday, with the rising number of COVID-19 cases moving the County back into the “medium” COVID activity level. Since the repeal of state and local indoor mask mandates...

Why Will the Legislature Convene December 5 and then Recess Until January 4?

December 1, 2022 5:03 pmDecember 1, 2022 5:05 pm

Why Will the Legislature Convene December 5 and then Recess Until January 4? The answer is simple – the Legislature’s rules dictate their calendar, including recesses. The Joint Rules of the California State Senate and Assembly contain more than sixty...

Lawsuit Challenging Recall Election System In California Rejected By Federal Appellate Court

December 1, 2022 5:02 pm

A civil rights lawsuit that challenged California’s recall election system, as well the candidate being recalled not being allowed to be in the list of replacement candidates, was rejected by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this...

Oakland Measure Passes Approving $100 Per Voter Public Financing in Local Political Races

December 1, 2022 12:51 pm

A ballot measure in Oakland to give all voting-age residents in the city $100 to spend on political contributions for major city offices every two years continued to move towards implementation this week following its passage last month. For the...

When Some California Citizens Lack a State Senator

December 1, 2022 7:57 amDecember 1, 2022 8:28 am

According to Article IV, Section 2(a)(1) of the California Constitution, “the Senate has a membership of 40 Senators elected for 4-year terms, 20 to begin every 2 years.” As a result, half of the State Senate stands for election every...

Prohibited California State Agency Discrimination

December 1, 2022 6:53 amDecember 1, 2022 6:58 am

Article 9.5 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the California Government Code concerns discrimination. Government Code Section 11135 prohibits any person in the State of California from being unlawfully denied full and equal...

California Energy Commission Kangaroo Court Hearing on CA Gas Prices

December 1, 2022 2:55 amDecember 6, 2022 3:52 pm

Gov. Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature on December 5 in order to propose a new tax on oil companies to raise the price of gasoline in California – again. Californians already pay the highest gas taxes...