Appeals Court Upholds Google Streetview Settlement, Ends 11-Year-Old Privacy Case
The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to uphold Google's $13 million settlement payment to nine…
The California Governor’s Pardon Power
Both the U.S. President and California’s Governor have the power to pardon. The President’s pardon power is contained in Article…
God Sent the Rain, But We Need an Angel to Build the Infrastructure to Manage It
If Californians are to avoid a future where they have to endure permanent water rationing because of inadequate water infrastructure,…
California Citizens Redistricting Commission Defends Final District Realignment Draft
In response to a larger than usual amount of criticism to the new Congressional, Assembly, and state Senate lines released…
What Is the Order of Precedence When a Vacancy Occurs in the Office of the Governor?
In California’s Constitution, Article V, Section 10, the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor when a vacancy occurs in the office of…
California Sets New December Snowfall Record, May Break 200 inches Monday!
The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab announced Monday a "NEW DECEMBER RECORD of 193.7 inches, which is more than…
SF Mayor London Breed’s Tenderloin Crackdown Plan Passes to Acclaim, Derision From Community
Residents of the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco's highest-crime neighborhoods largely praised the Christmas Eve Board of Supervisors vote to…
Filling a Constitutional Office Vacancy in California
California’s Constitution, in Article V, Section 5, provides for filling a vacancy in a constitutional office. There are nine constitutional…
House Subcommittee Releases Report into SF-Based One Medical’s ‘Flawed Administration of Coronavirus Vaccines’
A Congressional report released last week found that membership-based primary care practice company One Medical only gave COVID-19 vaccine access…
Is the Legal Bill Coming Due Over California’s Nursing Home COVID Deaths?
Several U.S. Governors ordered COVID-19 patients into nursing homes during the pandemic in 2020. But it was only Democrat governors…