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Newsom’s Charisma Overcomes Dahle’s Truths in a Rigged Debate

October 25, 2022 6:45 amOctober 25, 2022 8:37 am

For the best description of Gavin Newsom’s behavior during his debate with gubernatorial challenger Brian Dahle last Sunday, one must go all the way back to Hunter Thompson’s unforgettable book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail in 1972, where he...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Expressio Unius

October 25, 2022 6:35 amOctober 25, 2022 6:40 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Unique Provisions of California’s Budget Bill – Part III

October 24, 2022 5:16 pmOctober 24, 2022 5:20 pm

The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...

Governor Newsom, Senator Dahle Square Off In Debate In San Francisco

October 24, 2022 1:29 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) went back and forth in the lone gubernatorial debate Sunday night in San Francisco, touching on numerous hot-button issues in California including homelessness, abortion rights, gas prices, education, climate change, reparations, and...

Gov. Newsom’s Blatant Dishonesty on California Public School Test Scores

October 24, 2022 12:35 pmOctober 25, 2022 9:55 am

In a brazenly political move, California Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education announced they would not release statewide student test scores until after the November election, the Globe reported in September. “If California’s state test...

Special Session or Extraordinary Session – Which Is It?

October 24, 2022 10:52 amOctober 24, 2022 10:55 am

With an impending special session being called by Governor Gavin Newsom when the California Legislature convenes its 2023-24 Regular Session on December 5, some observers have asked, “Is it called a special session or an extraordinary session?” California Constitution The...

Another Unconstitutional Racial Quota Bites the Dust, but May Not Be Gone for Good

October 24, 2022 7:54 amOctober 24, 2022 8:26 am

Just in time for Halloween, the State of California has properly dealt with zombie legislation. The Governor recently signed AB 1604, “The Upward Mobility Act,” a bill that attempted to bring a racial quota back from the dead when the...