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Pondering Some Changes to California’s Recall Process

September 16, 2021 3:44 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:54 pm

California has all three forms of direct democracy embodied in its state Constitution in Article II. The initiative, referendum and recall were adopted by the voters 110 years ago in 1911. Section 13 of Article II defines the recall as...

California Democrats Call For Recall ‘Reform’ Process

September 15, 2021 8:06 amSeptember 15, 2021 8:18 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom defeated the recall effort and will remain in office in what some in the media are calling a landslide, after calling the race within the first hour after polls closed at 8:00pm Tuesday evening. By 8:55pm,...

Monetizing Data: The EDD, ID.me, and the Unemployed of California

September 14, 2021 2:15 amSeptember 15, 2021 2:00 pm

In the spring of 2020, the pandemic caught many by surprise – no organization, it seems, was caught more by surprise than the California Employment Development Department. When the economy was essentially shut down by edict, both the state and...

Bills Reaching Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk

September 11, 2021 7:43 pmSeptember 11, 2021 7:45 pm

With the conclusion of the 2021 Legislative Session on September 10, Governor Gavin Newsom will be considering just over 800 bills. When a bill is passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor, there are three actions that can...

Free Women’s Hygiene Products in All Grade 6-12 Schools, State Colleges Bill Passes Assembly 79-0

September 11, 2021 2:38 amSeptember 10, 2021 5:59 pm

A bill that would have public schools with grades 6-12, as well as state colleges, carry free menstrual products in school restrooms was unanimously passed by the Assembly on Thursday, sending the bill to the Governor’s desk. Assembly Bill 367,...

Bill To Give Beach Property Back To Original Owners After Nearly 100 Years Passes Senate

September 10, 2021 11:25 am

A bill that would return Bruce’s Beach, currently a part of Manhattan State Beach in the Los Angeles County city of Manhattan Beach, back to the descendants of the original owners from nearly a century ago, was approved unanimously by...

Bill To Regulate Warehouse Worker Productivity Quotas Passes Senate 26-11

September 9, 2021 11:15 am

A bill that would regulate productivity quotas in delivery warehouses, as well as publicly disclose what those quotas are, was passed in the state Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 26-11. Assembly Bill 701, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez...