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The Micheli Minute, April 8, 2024
Lobbyist and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
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Is California’s assault weapons ban on target?
Photo by Associated PressCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has made national headlines touting his plan to add a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would implement what he’s called “common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and gun owners overwhelmingly support.” But there is not universal agreement that California’s gun laws actually amount to a functional ban on assault weapons.
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The different worlds of California card rooms and tribal casinos
Image by Aleksey KurguzovThe Golden State’s two flavors of gambling establishments – tribal casinos and card rooms – are locked in perpetual conflict with one another. It is a conflict fast coming to a head in the Legislature and with California gaming regulators. To understand gaming’s future, this week we’re taking a look at the history of these two similar but also very different industries.
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What are state-mandated local programs in California legislation?
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What is a mandated local program? Both the California Constitution and the California Government Code describe in detail a state-mandated local program. As a result of these laws, a California bill is identified as mandating or not mandating a local program that requires reimbursement of costs by the state.
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The Micheli Minute: April 1, 2024
Chris MicheliIntroducing The Micheli Minute! Lobbyist and author Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week in Sacramento.
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Special Episode: A Conference on Crime, Panel 1 – Retail Theft
Conference on Crime, Panel 1, Retail Theft. L-R: Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee; Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur; Rachel Michelin, California Retailers Association; Eric Brown, Office of Governor Newsom; Cristine Soto DeBerry, Prosecutors Alliance.
Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol WeeklyCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Crime, which was held in Sacramento on Thursday, March 21, 2024. This is PANEL 1 – RETAIL THEFT. Panelists: Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur; Eric Brown, Office of Governor Newsom; Cristine Soto DeBerry, Prosecutors Alliance; Rachel Michelin, California Retailers Association. Moderated by Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee.
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Special Episode: A Conference on Crime, Keynote – Brooke Jenkins
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol WeeklyCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast was recorded live at Capitol Weekly’s Conference on Crime, which was held in Sacramento on Thursday, March 21, 2024. This is the KEYNOTE – SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT ATTORNEY BROOKE JENKINS. Introduction by Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly.
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The use of notwithstanding clauses in California legislation
Image by Vitalii VodolazskyiOn occasion, a reader may find in a bill in the California Legislature that contains in the text of the measure a phrase similar to the following: “notwithstanding any other provision of law…”. What does this phrase mean? Why is it used? What is its purpose in a California bill?
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Legislators debate retail theft, fentanyl, Prop. 47 at Capitol Weekly crime conference
Prop. 47 co-author Lenore Anderson speaks at Capitol Weekly's Conference on Crime. Moderator Emily Hoeven, left; Sheriff Jim Cooper, right. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol WeeklyState lawmakers have proposed a series of bills aimed at curbing retail thefts, dealing with opioid abuse and reforming – ever so slightly – California’s landmark Proposition 47. Last week Capitol Weekly brought together a stellar group of lawmakers, law enforcement officials, advocates and others for a deep dive into these serious and complex issues.
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San Diego Assemblymember Ward introduces ‘hate littering’ bill
Photo courtesy of California Assembly Democrats via YouTubeAB 3024, The Stop Hate Littering Act, would expand the definition of “intimidation by threat of violence” under the Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976 to include “distribution of hateful materials on the private property of another without authorization for the purpose of terrorizing the owner or occupant of that private property or in reckless disregard of the risk of terrorizing the owner or occupant of that private property.”