Category: California legislature

Los Angeles Candidates Face Deadline March 11 to File for Offices in June Primary

LOS ANGELES—March 11 is the deadline to file to run for most Los Angeles County, state, and federal offices on the June 7 primary ballot. The deadline will be extended to March 16 for offices the incumbent is eligible to run for re-election but did not file, such as the Third District seat on the…


Newsom Proposes Plan to Force Care for Mentally Ill, Homeless Individuals

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Amid California’s homeless crisis, some residents suffering from severe mental health and substance use disorder might be forced to receive care by court order under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new proposal announced on March 3. Newsom unveiled a plan on Thursday to combat homelessness and mental illness by proposing court-ordered care focused on housing…


Newsom Proposes Plan to Force Care for Mentally Ill, Homeless

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Amid California’s homeless crisis, some residents suffering from severe mental health and substance use disorder might be forced to receive care by court order under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new proposal announced on March 3. Newsom unveiled a plan on Thursday to combat homelessness and mental illness by proposing court-ordered care focused on housing…


New Bills to Cut Gas Tax as California’s Gas Prices Continue to Soar

As California gas prices continue to reach record highs amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Gov. Gavin Newsom each proposed a plan to cut the statewide gas tax for a period of time. Kiley introduced Assembly Bill 1638 on Jan. 12 to suspend the gas tax for six months to save…


California Bill Introduced to Keep Election Workers’ Information Private

A California lawmaker introduced a bill on Feb. 16 to keep election workers’ personal information confidential as a way to protect them from harassment. Senate Bill 1131, proposed by Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), would remove the current requirement of publicly posting poll workers’ names and give them the option to keep their home addresses confidential—similar…


California Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

As California pushes for more residents to receive the COVID-19 jab, Democratic lawmakers introduced a series of new bills to achieve higher vaccination rates among Californians. However, critics are concerned that the laws will lead to infringement on individual freedom. Assembly Bill 2098: Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) Low introduced the bill on Feb. 15 to…


CA Lawmaker Introduces ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—California Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) held a press conference where she introduced new legislation fighting for parental rights regarding school choice, access to academic records, and autonomy over their children’s health care. Davies, who has passed six bipartisan bills in the state assembly, unveiled the “California Parents’ Bill of Rights” to…


Potential Gamesmanship by the Supermajority to Frustrate a Republican Governor

Commentary The Sept. 14 recall election is rapidly approaching. Polling indicates a 50 percent chance that Gov. Gavin Newsom will be recalled, possibly making him the second governor to incur the voters’ wrath in California’s 171-year history, and within the last two decades. The recall of Governor Gray Davis in 2003 was the first in…


How Special Interest Groups Are Shaping California’s Policies | David Crane

California lost over 180,000 people over the last year, many people blaming the cost of living as the root cause of the exudes. However, my guest today David Crane has different viewpoints. He is a lecturer in Public Policy at Stanford University and President of Govern for California… Today he discusses the underlying reasons of the exudes…