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California Gas Tax Relief Proposals Stall as Summer Blend Tax Hike Nears

April 26, 2022 12:56 pmApril 27, 2022 2:44 pm

The number of gas tax relief and rebate programs is likely to be culled even more this week as Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to stop the planned inflation-adjusted gas tax increase has stalled, likely making it impossible for any action...

Calif. for Equal Rights Foundation: San Dieguito School Superintendent ‘Smearing Asian-American Students’

April 26, 2022 11:08 amApril 26, 2022 11:27 am

Californians for Equal Rights Foundation last week called for the San Dieguito Union High School District Board to abstain from dividing students and employees on the basis of race, following a highly contentious incident at the board’s most recent Diversity...

California’s Special Rules for Bills Amending Ballot Measures

April 26, 2022 6:14 amApril 26, 2022 6:27 am

When ballot measures approved by the voters allow amendments to their provisions by the Legislature, there are specific rules that must be followed. Generally, the ballot measures that allow legislative amendments often specify a heightened vote threshold and even waiting...

CA Legislature Ignoring Environmental Laws in State Capitol Renovation and Historic Tree Removal

April 25, 2022 4:26 pmApril 25, 2022 5:03 pm

In September 2020, while the state was still suffering under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oppressive COVID restrictions of lockdowns, and business and school closures, the Joint Legislative Committee on Rules held a hearing on the plans for the $1.2 billion renovation...

Rules of Decorum in the California Legislature

April 25, 2022 3:13 pmApril 25, 2022 3:18 pm

Both the Assembly and Senate of the California Legislature, like other legislative bodies, utilize several rules, as well as customs and practices, for the purpose of ensuring that legislative deliberations and debate operate in a civil and orderly way. The...

Bill ‘Corrections’ – What Are They?

April 25, 2022 6:37 amApril 25, 2022 6:48 am

While California bills do make corrections to existing statutes by amending them, readers may occasionally come across the word “Correction” located at the bottom of a bill. What does that mean? The following are recent examples found on the last...

Prop. 65 Enforcement Regulations

April 24, 2022 3:48 pmApril 24, 2022 5:05 pm

There are 27 Titles that comprise the California Code of Regulations, which contain all of the adopted regulations in the State of California. In Title 11, “Law,” Division 4, there are regulations for “Proposition 65 Private Enforcement.” Division 4 has...