Opinion: In California Elections, Women Candidates Had Mixed Results
With a caveat that thousands of late mail-in votes remain to be counted in key…
Election Results Show California Businesses Can Lean on Voters for Protection from New Laws
Jeff Clayton remembers the day, two years ago, when California passed a law that would…
Opinion: How Long Will Gov. Newsom Have COVID-Era One-Man Rule?
California has been a one-party state for the last decade, with Democratic governors and supermajorities…
Legislature: Atkins Headed for Reelection, Chris Ward Ahead, Marie Waldron in Tight Race
Sen. Toni Atkins, arguably the second most powerful state official as president pro tempore of…
Opinion: Prop. 15 Tax Increase Will Cripple Small Businesses Struggling Amid COVID
As California grapples with one of its worst economic crises in decades, there is little…
Opinion: One-Party Dominance Proves No Panacea for California Politics
One might think that when Democrats captured overwhelming control of the California Legislature — roughly…
Governor Signs Law Exempting More Occupations from Controversial Assembly Bill 5
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that exempts more occupations from Assembly…
Opinion: California’s Democrat-Majority Legislature Ended Session Leaving Much Undone
When the Legislature reconvened in January, the stage was seemingly set for a year of…
Opinion: As California Legislative Session Ends, Semi-Secret ‘Trailer Bills’ Pop Up
Conceptually, writing legislation to implement the annual state budget makes perfect sense. In practice, so-called…
California Poised to Require Insurers to Cover Addiction and Substance Abuse
Californians could see the most dramatic expansion of mental health and addiction coverage under state…
Governor Signs Shirley Weber’s Bill Requiring Ethnic Studies Course for Cal State Graduation
Last month the leaders of the California State University system thought they sent a signal…
Opinion: California’s Revised Ethnic Studies Curriculum Needs More Revision
We can all sympathize with California’s legislation calling for an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum in schools.…
A Preview of the 12 Propositions on California’s November Ballot
After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will…
Letter: Don’t Tax California Businesses for Protecting Customers from COVID-19
COVID-19 has decimated businesses nationwide. Expenses have increased for business owners, small and large alike,…