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July 29, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Fact-checking Andra Hoffman

Anyone who reads this website regularly knows that this website usually avoids criticizing current candidates or elected officials. However, while doing some preliminary biographical research this evening on the candidates in the AD-45 Special Election, I found an error on candidate Andra Hoffman‘s website that I felt was worth highlighting. Her campaign biography notes that […]

Filed Under: Corrections, Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Special Elections, State Assembly

July 22, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Beautiful Laws of Earlier Eras

With all of the thousands of bills introduced in Sacramento each year, one thing that’s missing is the old-fashioned beautiful law. Don’t get me wrong, the good people at Legislative Counsel do a solid job translating the ideas of legislators and staff into well-written bills. What’s missing is the elegance of some of the older […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial, Legislation

June 3, 2013 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Happy 120th Birthday, Arthur Ohnimus!

Today would have been the 120th birthday for Former Assembly Chief Clerk Arthur Ohnimus. Ohnimus, who was almost as interesting as  Secretary of the Senate Joe Beek (Beek’s meritorious and heroic service in the second World War gives him a slight edge there) was one of the most important figures in California legislative history. In […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Editorial

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