Time to Play Ball with CEQA Reform
SB 798, the bill to give CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) exceptions to a proposed L.A. Clippers sports arena in Inglewood and transportation projects tied to L.A.’s 2028 Olympics, was put aside by the legislature. Too bad—but not for reasons you might think. Had the bill passed, it would have been another in a long […]
Senate Bill 10 Puts a Target on Crime Victims
As violent crimes steadily rise, State Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) have introduced Senate Bill 10 to end California’s bail system. The measure is a full, frontal assault on Marsy’s Law and California’s Victim Bill of Rights that protect victims by providing a constitutional right for victims of heinous crimes […]
A California residency program for the undocumented
MEMO To: Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and Attorney General Jeff Sessions From: The Golden (and Still Sovereign!) State Re: An alternative to your mass deportation of Californians This is a legal proposal, so let’s start with a stipulation. You are monsters. You are engaged in deportation of undocumented Californians, who are […]
Accountability depends on transparency, which is under siege
If we – the California public – are to hold politicians and other government officials accountable, we must first know what they are doing or not doing. Thus, the first point of conflict is always access to records of official action or inaction. The current legislative session is the first one affected by a 2016 ballot […]