Posts Tagged: legislation
News
Frank Lanterman won an assembly seat in 1950 with one goal: securing a steady water supply for his family’s land holdings and subdivisions in the Verdugo hills community of La Cañada outside Los Angeles, a task he completed in his first year in office. In the years to come, his influence would expand far beyond his hometown and he would become one of the most consequential legislators of his time by leading the effort to transform how California cares for people with severe mental illness.
Micheli Files
There are numerous rules of statutory construction used by the courts in California. Those involved in the development and implementation of state legislation should be aware of some of these principles.
News
If there was any single event that sped the emptying of state asylums in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was the publication of a 204-page report entitled, “The Dilemma of Mental Commitments in California.” The report was an exposé, a philosophical treatise, and a policy prescription.
Micheli Files
California’s Elections Code provides rules for ballot titles and arguments that are used for measures submitted to the voters.
Micheli Files
In looking over the 1,200 bills that reached Governor Newsom’s Desk during the 2024 Session, I found several with interesting provisions. They are in random order as I came across them in my review of the bill language.
News
In a sign of the times, Capitol Weekly’s annual health care conference on Thursday focused broadly on expenses and efficiency, befitting for an American health care system that has become one of the most expensive in the world.
Opinion
OPINION – Next year, California legislators will have another opportunity to introduce a comprehensive approach to kratom regulation, balancing consumer protections with access to leaf kratom and kratom extracts.
Opinion
While not a panacea for all that affects newspapers, the compromise on AB 886 which consists of cash infusion of approximately $100 million next year and $250 million over the subsequent 5 years, will help newspapers transition to changing models of news consumption.
Micheli Files
On occasion, bond measures are submitted to voters in the State of California, such as this November 5 when the statewide electorate will consider two different $10 billion bond measures, one on climate change and one on school facilities.
News
An arcane but crucial subdivision of California’s foster care system may be teetering on the edge of failure because of what appears to be the actions of one vital insurance carrier that took a gamble on a child abuse case and lost big time.
Photo via Lanterman House
