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October 20, 2014 By Alex Vassar

Earl Smittcamp, King of Post-Apocalyptic California, Has Died

  Earl Smittcamp, a long-time farmer who spent nearly 50 years in the line of succession to California’s Governor, died today. Governor Reagan appointed Smittcamp as Disaster Acting Governor #6 in 1967, placing him 14th in the line of succession after California’s statewide elected officials and the five Disaster Acting Governors ahead of him. As […]

Filed Under: California law, Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Deaths, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories

September 6, 2014 By Alex Vassar

Constitutional Offices Line of Succession (September 2014)

I was going through the old research and decided to update part of it and provide it here; the current line of succession for each of California’s constitutional offices. First, a word of explanation; there are several ways to make it onto this list. Because of this, and to keep things clear, the names have […]

Filed Under: California law, Constitutional Officers, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories Tagged With: Alan Lafaso, Bill Bagley, Chris Garland, Collin Wong-Martinusen, Dave Stirling, Earl Smittcamp, Evan L. Goldberge, James M. Humes, Joel Angeles, Mike Gipson, Richard Zeiger, Sean Wallentine, Steve Coony

December 12, 2013 By Alex Vassar

SB 1186 Isn’t Working – Real ADA Reform is Needed

SB 1186 was a widely publicized effort by the California Legislature to rein in Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) lawsuit abuse in 2012. ADA lawsuit abuse has been the scourge of small business owners throughout California for many years. Businesses in the Sacramento area have been especially hard-hit. Professional litigants such as Scott Johnson file […]

Filed Under: California law, Legislation, Top Stories

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