Subpoena the Sheriffs
The high-profile debate over a bill to change the standard for police use of force has obscured another important bill, to affirm civilian control over county sheriffs and their departments. There is one thing that both supporters and opponents say about AB 1185: it shouldn’t be necessary. The law makes explicit what already should have […]
Guess What? California Needs More Housing
The major findings of a recently released report came as no surprise to most of us: California needs more housing – lots of it. This, by the way, comes on the heels of enactment of a package of bills to, presumably, solve the problem. That’s what we were told, anyway, by state legislators after they […]
SCA 5 Needs to be Defeated
Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA 5), is set for legislative hearing today. It deserves a quick defeat. Advanced by Sen. Ben Allen, D-Los Angeles, and Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, SCA 5 would lower the current two-thirds vote requirement to pass local school district parcel taxes to 55% percent. Here are the reasons SCA 5 […]
Governor and Go-Biz Office Celebrate Small Business Month
(Editor’s Note: The following release celebrating small business month was received from Gov. Newsom’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Go-Biz) “Today, we celebrate the innovation and impact of California’s small business owners,” said the Governor’s Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of Go-Biz Lenny Mendonca. “They are the bold entrepreneurs of our state […]