California has been moving forward with trying to increase voter access and turnout throughout the last couple of years. Californians can already register to vote online and request a mail ballot without providing a reason. Ballots are counted even after arriving up to three days after Election Day, as long as the ballots are postmarked […]

A decision was finally made in the case of Mallano vs. Chiang, which was first filed in 2014 and deals with how Governor Jerry Brown’s administration calculated judicial raises after the recession. According to the case, the state of California owes about $40 million in back wages to judges. All six of California Supreme Court’s […]

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, investigators found that homeless people on skid row were taking money, food, or even cigarettes to forge signatures of registered voters on petitions to qualify initiatives for the ballot. This year, the LAPD has cracked down on suspected election fraud on skid row and they have arrested at […]

Last month, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2218 (AB 2218), which designates the California Secretary of State to come up with a tracking system to allow a vote by mail voter to track and receive information about his or her vote by mail ballot. The tracking system will be optional for counties to use. […]

Before the end of the 2018 legislative session, California lawmakers sent Governor Jerry Brown a bill that makes it easier for them to live outside the districts they represent. On Saturday, September 29, Governor Brown signed the bill, Senate Bill 1250, which is sure to cause some controversies when it goes into effect. SB 1250 […]

Earlier this month, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 861 (SB 861), which allows the state to keep $331 million of disputed foreclosure funds. The bill cleared both houses on party-line votes and was signed by the governor two weeks ago. The disputed foreclosure funds were part of the National Mortgage Special Deposit Fund (NMSDF), […]

It appears that Governor Jerry Brown is lining up jobs for some of his staff before he is termed out of office in January. Last month, he appointed his 29-year-old deputy legal affairs secretary, Katherine Williams Dodd, to the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, which earns an annual salary of a $153,689. Dodd just happens […]

According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) records, over $1.6 million is currently budgeted to protect the six down-ballot officers. The six down-ballot officers are Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, state Controller Betty Yee, California Treasurer John Chiang, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, and Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Governor […]

There have been increasing complaints from customers about the wait times at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s been such an issue that an audit was requested into the DMV’s management. However, state lawmakers refused to order an official audit into the DMV’s management yesterday. The audit request needed at least eight supporters from the […]

It’s 2018, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s circle of supporters are trying to extend his term of office, which will give him the chance to break Joseph Stalin’s record: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/18/612450404/lawmakers-propose-to-extend-putins-term-limits-as-president President of China Xi Jinping is allowed to make himself President for life: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43361276 On Thursday, July 26, 2018, Mary Nichols and her board members […]