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The California Governor’s ‘Supreme Executive Power’

December 28, 2021 2:45 pmDecember 28, 2021 3:11 pm

Article V, Section 1 of the California Constitution provides: “The supreme executive power of this State is vested in the Governor. The Governor shall see that the law is faithfully executed.” What is the “supreme executive power”? The term “supreme...

The California Governor’s Pardon Power

December 28, 2021 9:45 amDecember 28, 2021 9:54 am

Both the U.S. President and California’s Governor have the power to pardon. The President’s pardon power is contained in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which provides that “The President … shall have Power to grant...

God Sent the Rain, But We Need an Angel to Build the Infrastructure to Manage It

December 28, 2021 6:30 amApril 3, 2022 8:45 am

If Californians are to avoid a future where they have to endure permanent water rationing because of inadequate water infrastructure, a few members of the economic elite will have to break with the pack. As it is, in the wealthiest,...

What Is the Order of Precedence When a Vacancy Occurs in the Office of the Governor?

December 27, 2021 3:30 pmDecember 27, 2021 3:20 pm

In California’s Constitution, Article V, Section 10, the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor when a vacancy occurs in the office of the Governor. In addition, the Lt. Governor acts as the Governor in these specified instances: Impeachment Absence from the State...

Filling a Constitutional Office Vacancy in California

December 27, 2021 1:10 pmDecember 27, 2021 1:19 pm

California’s Constitution, in Article V, Section 5, provides for filling a vacancy in a constitutional office. There are nine constitutional offices in California: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Board of Equalization Members, Controller, Insurance Commissioner, Secretary of State, Superintendent of...

Is the Legal Bill Coming Due Over California’s Nursing Home COVID Deaths?

December 27, 2021 2:20 amApril 3, 2022 8:46 am

Several U.S. Governors ordered COVID-19 patients into nursing homes during the pandemic in 2020. But it was only Democrat governors in blue states: Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan,...

California Governor Says State Health Care Workers Must Get Booster Shots

December 22, 2021 11:54 amDecember 23, 2021 10:47 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday at a press conference in Alameda County he is now requiring boosters for health care workers. “California has put more shots in arms than any other state – administering more than 64 million doses of...