​Short term value and long term impacts must be considered for every new law.  Short term value and long term impacts should also be considered for old laws.  It is the job of the legislative branch to ensure that laws that were a good idea at the time, or perhaps an experiment in the “Laboratories of Democracy”  are constantly under review.  And, when it is clear they no longer provide short term or long term value, they are changed. 

Sometimes a law is relatively simple and direct.  More often, it is very complex and policy details are left to unelected bureaucrats who interpret the letter of the law and the will of the elected officials to shape the impact of how those laws will affect the people of the state.  Legislative oversight of laws, and a willingness to “rein in” the bureaucracy are critical to a functioning democracy.

This Committees page from the CA.gov website shows the current list of Assembly Standing Committees, Sub-Committees, Select Committees, Joint Committees, Special Committees, and Archived Committees.

I counted 101 twice in a row so I'm going with that number.  There are many laws and policies that pass through each of these committees.  

I have come up with 8 areas that I think are important to most Californians.  They are all important, but I have laid them out in the order that I find most compelling.  Please let me know what YOU think is most important, and WHY.

In the coming days and weeks I will add details to each of these important areas and may add some more