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December 31, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

A Thought for the New Year

With the arrival of a new year, I wanted to share a quick but important thought with you. It comes from a note by Governor Culbert L. Olson introducing the 1942 California Blue Book. The idea is this… We never know what tomorrow holds, but the lives we live today are our best opportunity to […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Top Stories Tagged With: California governor, Culbert L. Olson, Culbert Olson, Governor, Governor Olson, lessons of history

December 15, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Happy Birthday, California Legislature!

Saturday, December 15th, will mark the 163rd anniversary of the first meeting of the California Legislature. Back in 1849, the Legislature (which included 16 State Senators and 36 Assemblymembers, all nonpartisan) met in a building in San Jose. The big issues of the day were selecting a permanent capital city for the state (they chose […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Political Parties, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

December 13, 2012 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Legislative History Award – 2012

David Wilkening of the California State Senate has been named the winner of the 2012 Legislative History Award. During the forty years he worked for the State Senate, David Wilkening served the institution in a number of important positions, including nearly twenty years as Director of the Senate Office of Floor Analyses. He led several […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, State Senate, Top Stories Tagged With: california legislature, David Wilkening, legisaltive history, Legislative History Award

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