Former Governors Support of Gov. Brown on Prisons a Double-edged Sword
There is good news and bad news for Governor Jerry Brown in accepting support of California’s former governors challenging the federal court panel’s order to release prisoners from the state’s prisons. All former California governors supported Gov. Brown with a brief to the Supreme Court asking the court to stay any prisoner release ordered by […]
The New California Oath of office
In light of concerns about elected officials refusing to defend the people’s will and strangling reform, a new oath for California officeholders should be introduced. Here is a draft. “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all […]
Real Impact of a Broken System
California’s headlines have been filled with stories about tens of thousands of inmates – at one point nearly 30,000 (approximately one in four of those incarcerated) – forgoing food in protest of their living conditions. The problems of California’s prison system are myriad: It has been in Federal receivership for years, its consistently over-crowded and […]
AB 10 Would Boost CA Minimum Wage
SACRAMENTO — Obamacare is forcing businesses to slash the working hours of many employees below 30 hours a week. But the workers will be hurt even more in California as Democrats push into law Assembly Bill 10, by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas. It increases the state minimum wage from $8 an hour to: * $8.25 an hour in […]