When the State of California was new, laws passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor were identified only by the order in which they had been chaptered. For example, the fifth law signed by the Governor in 1850 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 1850) created the office of State Treasurer. The principal reason for using this […]
California’s Confederate Flag Vote
Although it wasn’t noted on JoinCalifornia at the time, recent events and public interest in the Confederate Flag have led us to designate the three NO votes on AB 2444 (2014) as a “Notable No.” Notable No Votes are a series of biographical notations on candidate biographies that note an officerholder’s vote against a particularly […]
#iamlanterman – Who Was Frank Lanterman?
Coming out of the Capitol earlier this week, I ran into a group protesting outside. Although it isn’t unusual to see a group protesting outside, I was fascinated by the signs they carried; “I am Lanterman.” Fascinating. The Lanterman that they were referring to was the Lanterman Developmental Center, one of five Developmental Centers operated […]
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