Last week, California State Senate Judiciary Committee chairwoman Hannah-Beth Jackson announced that only “gender neutral” pronouns will be permitted during committee hearings. The only pronoun that will be allowed is “they,” which means that “he” or “she” will not be allowed to be used when referring to a male or female. Senator Jackson claims that […]

In July, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that requires counties to prepay postage for mail-in ballots for elections. The bill, AB 216, was signed in the hopes of increasing voter turnout during elections. The bill was proposed by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez as a way to remove what she believed was an obstacle to voting. […]

Get ready to pay more for gasoline and diesel in California starting next week because of the statewide excise tax to pay for transportation projects. Effective Wednesday, November 1st, the statewide excise tax on gasoline will jump by 12 cents per gallon to 41.7 cents. The excise tax on diesel fuel will jump by 20 […]

A new policy signed two weeks ago by Governor Jerry Brown will prevent Californian’s from having their driver’s licenses suspended because of unpaid traffic fines and fees. Governor Brown stated, Often, the primary consequence of a driver’s license suspension is the inability to legally drive to work or take one’s children to school. According to […]

By: Rafael Dagnesses California lawmakers from Oakland and Los Angeles want to continue where the early release of prisoners left off: Ending California’s bail system so that those charged with a crime don’t have any incentive to appear in court. Under the banner of justice, poverty, equality and delusion, Oakland Assemblyman Rob Bonta (Democrat) and […]

An interesting report that was originally published in 2014 by USA Today is still alarming even today. Especially, with the news that two state legislators want to reform the bail system in California, with SB 10 and AB 42, to allow people that are pending trial to be released without bail. The report by USA […]

The California State Senate approved Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), which aims to make California a “Sanctuary State.” SB 54 prohibits local sheriff’s deputies and local police officers, statewide, from enforcing federal immigration laws. The bill was authored by Senate President Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) who wants people to be assured that they can call […]