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February 4, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Correction: Robert Crown Library

After a tip from the State Senate’s own Bill Bailey that  the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford University was not named after Assemblyman Robert W. Crown, I emailed the library to get an answer. The response I got from the wise and resourceful Sarah Wilson (Reference Librarian & Archivist) was: No, we’re named after […]

Filed Under: Corrections, Current Research

January 30, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

ACR 9 (Mitchell) – Black History Month

For the 14th consecutive year, the resolution proclaiming Black History Month contains a misspelling. ACR 9 (by Holly Mitchell), which recognizes the contributions of Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. includes a name that it shouldn’t; Matthew Hansen. According to Wikipedia, Matthew Henson was an African American explorer who made […]

Filed Under: Corrections, Current Research, Legislation, State Assembly

January 29, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Correction: John Campbell resignation date

When State Senator John Campbell resigned in order to be sworn in as a Member of Congress, he wrote and signed his letter on December 7, 2005. The letter wasn’t printed in the Senate Journal until January 4, 2006. This has led some sources, including us until this evening, to record the date of his […]

Filed Under: Congress, Corrections, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, State Senate

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