US Restricts Government Travel in Nogales Following Security Threat Alert
The U.S. government has restricted official activities and travel in Nogales, Sonora, to essential movements during daylight hours after receiving…
Stay Denied: Red Rock Stuck With Biden NLRB Union Bargaining Order
Nothing screams worker “choice” like a federal agency and the courts overriding a secret-ballot election. Chief Justice John Roberts last…
A Refresher on California Special Sessions
With growing talk of a special session of the California Legislature this month or next on wildfire liability, it is…
No Contest Clauses
Division 11, Part 3 of the California Probate Code deals with no content clauses in wills, trusts, and other instruments…
Ringside: Comments on the ‘Water Quality Control Plan’ for the Delta
The August 2026 final draft of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) “Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San…
Regulation of Restricted Wildlife
Article 3, Chapter 2, Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code deals with the regulation and enforcement and wild…
Another California High Speed Rail Disaster: Brightline West Makes Federal Loan Bailout Request
California’s perpetually incomplete high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as…
Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she…
Tucson Democratic Groups Use ‘86 47’ As Happy Hour Password— ‘You Didn’t Get That From Us’
Two Tucson-area Democratic organizations are promoting a political happy hour with “86 47” as the password for admission, prompting a…
A Refresher on the Governor’s Line-Item Veto Authority
Some Capitol observers are asking whether Governor Newsom may use his line-item veto authority over the Budget Bill Junior (AB…