In preparation for California’s upcoming Primary election, we are releasing a quick background on each of the Constitutional Officers and what they actually do in the California government.
Today, we are comparing and contrasting the powers of the two fiscally-oriented Constitutional Officers – California’s State Treasurer and State Controller.
The current State Treasurer is John
McGeorge’s Lawmaking in California course – Part 2 (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/mcgeorges-lawmaking-in-california-course-part-2
Today’s post is Part 2 of my posts on the Lawmaking in California course that I teach alongside Legislative Counsel Diane Boyer-Vine at McGeorge School of Law as part of the school’s Capital Lawyering program. You can find Part 1 of this
On this week’s episode of The CAP⋅impact Podcast, we revisit our conversation with Assembly Member JAmes Gallagher (R – Yuba City) on the Oroville Dam crisis, the series of events that led up to it, it’s impacts, and what is being done now that the crisis is over.
You might be wondering why we’re
McGeorge Capital Center for Law & Policy Director, Professor Leslie Gielow Jacobs, appeared yesterday on KCRA in Sacramento to talk about allegations made yesterday by California Insurance Commissioner, and candidate for Attorney General, Dave Jones against current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. You can catch her comments in the video below.
Jones’ campaign released
McGeorge’s Lawmaking in California course – Part 1 (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/mcgeorges-lawmaking-in-california-course-part-1
In today’s post I continue my series looking at the courses offered by the Capital Center for Law & Policy at McGeorge School of Law to train aspiring Capital Lawyers who plan to work in and around California state government. Today’s post
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
The Governor’s Role in the Legislative Process (transcript)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-governors-role-in-the-legislative-process
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)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/intro-to-capital-lawyering-part-2
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)
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/the-clinic-episode-8-the-staffsponsor-relationship
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