If Assembly pursues Prop. 54 tweaks, restraint is needed

A powerful lawmaker is considering changes to the state Constitution that at their best could help lawmakers safely conduct legislative business in times of crises, like future pandemics. But at their worst, the changes could return Sacramento to the days of last-minute, sweeping new laws made in the middle of the night.
We urge Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-San Mateo, to pursue the former and not use the crisis as a backdoor to the latter.
As the state has observed shelter-in-place orders, lawmak