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 […]
ARCHIVE: Pious Sinners by Assemblyman Leroy Greene
From the One Voter archives comes this article, “Prostitutes and Pious Sinners” by Assemblyman Leroy Greene, written in the 1960s about his work on legislation to legalize prostitution in California. This article includes Greene’s notes on an early draft.
Tax Day: California’s Ratification of Amendment 16
Just a reminder for you on Tax Day (April 15th)… the constitutional amendment which allowed the federal government to collect an income tax was ratified with the approval of the California Legislature. Congress proposed an amendment to the federal constitution on July 2, 1909, which gave Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes on […]
