Doubling the Earned Income Tax Credit
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposes to deal with the poverty issue in part by doubling the size of the Earned Income Tax Credit designed to put extra money in the pockets of low income workers. It’s a good idea and a worthy goal if the funding needs of the proposal can be met. Newsom has […]
How Do We Judge the Judges?
Social justice and big data are both incredibly popular in California, yet you’d be hard pressed to find many examples of either in its criminal justice system. Lawmakers sought to remedy this paradox by replacing cash bail with pretrial risk assessments only to face unexpected pushback from some reformers. The measure, which Governor Jerry Brown signed into law […]
SB 1300 Expands FEHA Litigation-Part II
Part II – Intent Language In addition to the statutory changes described above, SB 1300 sets forth several statements of “legislative intent” about the application of FEHA in regard to harassment claims. The measure does so in Section One of the bill by adding Section 12923 to the Government Code that sets forth five statements […]
A Common Sense Public Safety Blueprint for Gov. Gavin Newsom
Governor Gavin Newsom enters office with a liberal resume and promises to fulfill a progressive agenda. But this doesn’t condemn the Governor to stumbling down the dangerous path that his predecessor carved out. This path is littered with a series of public safety experiments that former Gov. Jerry Brown championed and signed, including Props 47 […]