Posts Tagged: legislation
Opinion
OPINION — Since 1996’s Proposition 209, California has prohibited the consideration of race in public education, employment and contracting. While framed around fairness, the measure’s real-world effect has been to blindfold the state, creating a painful disconnect between the clearly visible systemic inequities and our legal ability to fix them.
Micheli Files
This article is intended to provide a step-by-step instruction detailing how a bill becomes law in the California Legislature, sometimes referred to as the “life cycle” of a bill.
Opinion
OPINION — As an attorney who has spent many years litigating privacy rights, I take seriously any claim that legislation could make vulnerable families less safe.
Opinion
OPINION — Research on scripted lesson plans shows that teachers overwhelmingly believe these prescriptive materials are only effective for students already proficient in English.
Micheli Files
In my continuing review of pending legislation in the 2026 California Legislative Session, I offer the following observations on a number of bills working their way through the second house policy committees.
News
We are in a short lull in the legislative battle between Big Tech and Big Labor over the impact of AI on jobs in California. But when lawmakers return in a few weeks, they will deal with a plethora of measures aimed at how artificial intelligence is utilized the workplace.
Micheli Files
California has over 200 State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions (referred to as rulemaking bodies) that make public policy through their authority to adopt regulations.
Opinion
OPINION — This spring, the candidates for governor gathered in Fresno for the California Gubernatorial Candidate Forum, “Affordability and Rural California,” and spent time talking about water.
News
A union for special public safety professionals says current vacancies up and down the state show their jobs are undervalued by the Legislature — and its endangering residents.
Opinion
OPINION — A few years ago, California lawmakers set out to help fast food workers by raising their minimum wage. The intention was good, but the result was not what anyone promised.
Image of a librarian's hands as she sorts through a pile of children's books that are out of focus. Children's books have been a focus of book bans across the United States.
