California House Races: The Action For 2018
California’s filing deadline is now past and the contours of the 2018 election are slowly coming into view. The biggest action in California, even bigger than the governor’s race, may be the race for congressional seats, since California will almost certainly decide if Democrats can win back the House of Representatives this fall. Money tells […]
What do Boats, Bacon and Coffee Have in Common?
How about cars, coffee and aloe vera? All of these and hundreds of other things are subject to California’s requirement to post a “Prop 65” warning sign! Most recently, Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) introduced SCR 100 to urge the addition of various processed meat—including bacon—to the Prop 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer or […]
Senate Bill 825 Will Exacerbate Construction Crisis
As a woman that began her career in the trades, I want to formally applaud Assemblywoman Catharine Baker for her resolution, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 182, commemorating Women in Construction Week which passed its first roll-call vote, 69-0, within minutes of her finishing her presentation. I proudly observed it happening from the balcony of the Assembly […]
My California Lake Is Too Good For You
Stay away from my lake, Californians. It’s too beautiful, and too important, for the likes of you. It’s true that, as a legal matter, I don’t own Lake Mathews. But I’ve always felt a special kinship with a Riverside County reservoir that spells our mutual name the correct way, with just one “t.” And what’s […]