The California Capitol Cocktail Trivia Book by Brian Ebbert (the legislature’s only registered parliamentarian), Chris Micheli (a lobbyist and law professor), and Alex Vassar (Capitol historian and editor of JoinCalifornia.com) is a lively and engaging collection of little-known facts, anecdotes, and curiosities drawn from the rich history of California’s state government. Known for their collective expertise […]
Legislative Retirement
In December 2024, Assemblyman Corey Jackson introduced legislation (ACA 2 of 2024), the “Legislative Diversification Act”, which would create a retirement system for state lawmakers who served at least a decade. Of particular note is that the legislation is retroactive, requiring that the retirement system include “Members elected to or serving in the Legislature on […]
The Brief Reign of Governor Tom
It won’t last long, but Tom Torlakson‘s brief term as Acting Governor next week will be one for the record books. As mentioned in a previous article, in the late 1950s, the State Assembly’s Subcommittee on Impact of Enemy Attack extended the Governor’s line of succession from just the Lieutenant Governor and Senate President Pro Tempore to […]
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