The Legislature’s Back and There’s Gonna be Trouble…Hey La, the Legislature’s Back
Welcome back, legislators! You have one month to complete work on this session’s bills before adjournment and the beginning of election sweepstakes. Will the state’s swiftly changing political dynamics alter the old rules about passing controversial legislation? Legislators are usually averse to passing contentious legislation right before the voters go to the polls. Politics have […]
The Best and Worst Bills Facing the Returning Legislature
The Legislature returns on Monday from their summer recess and with just one more month left in the 2015-2016 legislative session, let’s get right back into the best and worst bill nominees. BEST: Budget Trailer Bill 707: California is one of the few states that doesn’t have “by right” housing protocols; that is that as long […]
From Inside the Democratic National Convention—a Review
What an incredible week in Philadelphia…Highs and lows and every emotion in between. From the “Berners” accosting innocent Hillary supporters in the streets on Day 1 shouting about corruption and the TPP, to the nightly parade of the very best that the Democratic Party has to offer in the Wells Fargo Arena each night. There […]
California Treasurer Chiang Calls Out Pay To Play In School Bond Elections
California State Treasurer John Chiang and a coalition of county treasurers and tax collectors today moved to stop questionable bankrolling of campaign activities in local bond election campaigns. “There are unscrupulous Wall Street firms offering to fund local bond campaigns in exchange for lucrative contracts,” said Chiang. “Not only are these pay-to-play arrangements unlawful, they […]
Giving a Voice to All Asian Americans in California Classrooms
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders put education reform at the center of their political agenda. Here in California, the recent hearings conducted by the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), an advisory body to the California State Board of Education, will have profound implications on the education system here in California. At the […]