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Michelle Steel Flips OC Congressional District, Ousts Harley Rouda in Close Election

November 11, 2020 2:50 amNovember 10, 2020 8:40 pm

On Tuesday, Congressman Harley Rouda (D-CA) conceded the 48th Congressional district election to Republican Michelle Steel. Rouda and Steel had been in an a neck-to-neck race in Orange County, with Steel only being back three points in mid October. However,...

Governor Newsom’s Sleight of Hand in the Age of COVID

November 11, 2020 2:30 amNovember 11, 2020 11:27 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his big, overarching statewide coronavirus lockdown order March 19, 2020 – eight months ago, ordering all Californians to say at home for two weeks to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus so hospitals would not be...

California Voters Approve Billions in Local Taxes and Borrowing

November 11, 2020 2:10 amNovember 11, 2020 6:14 am

In March 2020, for the first time is a generation, Californian’s did not approve the overwhelming majority of local tax and bond proposals that were put before them. Out of 125 proposed local bonds, only 31 percent passed; out of 111 proposed...

Todd Gloria Wins San Diego Mayoral Election

November 10, 2020 2:36 pmNovember 10, 2020 5:33 pm

On Monday, San Diego City Councilwoman and Mayoral candidate Barbara Bry conceded the San Diego Mayoral election to Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), nearly a week after the election was held due to slow vote counting by county officials. Bry...

California Voters Don’t Distrust the ‘System;’ It’s Voter Laws Changed by Democrats That Voters Distrust

November 10, 2020 11:25 amNovember 11, 2020 6:11 am

What was once believed to be uncharted territory in national elections has allegedly just occurred in 2020: widespread election fraud in key battleground states. President Donald Trump’s legal team has filed multiple legal challenges in several of these states. California...

The Connection Between Judges and Bill Drafters

November 10, 2020 6:29 amNovember 11, 2020 6:13 am

What is the connection between how judges interpret statutes and how statutes are drafted by legislative counsel? In broad terms, it is “literalism” versus “purposive” approaches to interpreting statutes. Literalism is generally defined as the interpretation of words in their...

How to Fix Police Low Staffing Issues? Nix Mandatory Minimum (Safe) Staffing

November 10, 2020 2:23 amNovember 9, 2020 3:35 pm

Law enforcement agencies institute and maintain minimum safe staffing levels because public safety is too important not to. That means not only having enough personnel on duty to handle an ordinary day but also to be prepared for anomalies: home-invasion...