On Wednesday May 9th, the California Energy Commission approved a set of standards that will require most new homes built in the state after 2020 to include solar panels on their roofs. This standard was introduced to move California closer to a long-held goal of creating “zero net-energy” buildings, which generate
On today’s episode of The CAP⋅impact Podcast we’ll be exploring a bill that’s been mentioned in a few previous episodes and still working it’s way through the California Legislature, AB 931. The bill would change the use of force standard in California from reasonable to necessary. To help explain the bill itself and what that
On Monday, May 14th, the Supreme Court published their decision to legalize sports betting from a case arising in New Jersey. However, that does not mean Americans can start placing their bets.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court decision states that “[p]rovisions of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act that
The Governor’s Role in the Legislative Process (transcript)
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Today’s podcast is a look at the governor’s role in the legislative process.
As you well imagine, California’s Governor is a key player in the legislative process, even though the bulk of legislation is done by the elected members of the Legislature in
Intro to Capital Lawyering – Part 2 (transcript)
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Today’s post is part two on the Introduction to Capital Lawyering course – to be called Capital Lawyering and Policy Making going forward – that is offered at McGeorge School of Law. You can find my first post on the Capital Lawyering and
The Clinic – Episode 8: The Staff/Sponsor Relationship (transcript)
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Today we have a very special episode of The Clinic. In addition to Keri and Michelle, we’ve got the legislative staffer who they’ve been working with very closely, Carli Olson, in Assembly Member Maienschein’s office joining us. The conversation focuses less on AB 1784 and
In today’s episode of The CAP⋅impact Podcast we are talking about California’s foster care system and. In particular, we’ll be talking about AB 1784 – authored by Assembly Member Brian Maienschein (R – San Diego) which is one bill working its way through the California Legislature aimed at improving the system. To get more information
Election Day for the primary election in California isn’t until June 5. But for the campaigns and candidates up and down the ballot, election season started yesterday when vote-by-mail ballots started going out.
In some counties, including the county I call home – Sacramento – this year’s primary will be a little different. As CALmatters
Intro to Capital Lawyering – Part 1 (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/intro-to-capital-lawyering-part-1
Today’s post is a continuation of last week’s post about the role of the capital lawyer. As I mentioned last week, I’ll be explaining how the Capital Center for Law & Policy at McGeorge School of Law trains capital lawyers. Today’s podcast is
The Personalities of Committees
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-clinic-episode-7-the-personalities-of-committees
On today’s episode of The Clinic Keri and Michelle discuss their experience navigating budget subcommittee hearings in the Assembly and Senate. What stood out most to Michelle was how the two different subcommittees felt like they had different personalities.
That’s largely a result of the Committee Chairs running those committees,