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Not Every Veto Message a Gem
Gov. Jerry Brown writes and edits all his veto messages. That’s what Brown insists, a statement echoed by his staff.
His veto messages are invariably forthright, sometimes trenchant and often droll but, like anyone, there are a few arid patches where the mojo just ain’t risin’, to quote famed political analyst Jim Morrison. Read more »
Today’s Latin Lesson Is What Many Voters Privately Ask Their Elected Officials
Hocine tibi habeas iocum?
“Is this your idea of a joke?” Read more »
Not A Lot of Surprises in The Candidates and Ballot Measures the GOP Recommends
(Have yet to meet the “Volunteer Republican Neighborhood Precinct Representative,” however.)
The Rep. Dan Lungren Campaign Mailbag Begins to Runneth over
The Sierra Club Independent Action committee has spent $625,000 through September against Rep. Dan Lungren, a Gold River Republican. The once-a-decade redrawing of legislative lines make Lungren’s seat less safe for the GOP. Democrats and their allies are taking a shot.
Click on the headline to see one of three mailers to date paid for by the Sierra Club claiming Lungren is beholden to the oil industry. Read more »
Some Facts Worth Remembering About California’s Budget
This is the fourth straight year California’s books have carried a deficit.
The Golden State ended its fiscal year June 30, 2012 $3.6 billion in the hole, the Legislative Analyst said in an updated report on the state’s budget issued after Gov. Jerry Brown completed action on the 776 bills lawmakers sent him after they adjourned for the year on August 31. Read more »
Today’s Latin Lesson Is Sage Advice for All Elected Officials
Duc, Sequere, Aud de Via Decede.
“Lead, follow or get out of the way.” Read more »
California’s Children Still Only Have Two Parents
Among Gov. Jerry Brown’s vetoes during September was a bill that would have allowed California children to have more than two legal parents.
Backers of the bill – SB 1476 by Sen. Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat – said it fixed a quirk in the law that prevents a previous custodial or biological parent from taking care of a child if the two current parents are incapable. Read more »
Jerry Brown Not Saying “No” To New Laws As Much as Other Modern Governors
Among the many useful activities conducted on behalf of the people of California by the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance is its annual report, How Often Do Governors Say No?
Some more than others is the short answer.
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a lower percentage of bills in 2012 – 12 percent — than the 14 percent he vetoed in 2011, the committee determined. Read more »
No More Counseling for Minors Aimed at Changing Them From Homosexual to Heterosexual
California is the first state in the nation to ban minors from receiving what’s known as conversion or reparative therapy, which is aimed at converting homosexuals to heterosexuals.
The bill — SB 1172 by Sen. Ted Lieu, a Torrance Democrat — received plenty of media attention after President Obama’s statement in May that same-sex couples should be able to marry. Read more »
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