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Procedures for Determining Pilot Tariffs

October 24, 2025 2:30 amOctober 24, 2025 6:23 am

Division 5, Chapter 6, Article 2 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with general provisions related to pilotage tariff determinations and Procedures for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section...

California Doubles Down on COVID-Era Overreach with AB 144

September 23, 2025 7:00 amSeptember 23, 2025 7:33 pm

California lawmakers just proved they learned nothing from the COVID years. In the final hours of session, they gutted and amended Assembly Bill 144 — handing the Department of Public Health unchecked power to dictate vaccines for all Californians, while...

U.S. Labor Secretary Cutting 63 Regulations on Work Rules Fulfilling Trump Promise

July 7, 2025 2:55 amJuly 7, 2025 6:11 am

The Trump Administration Department of Labor gave America an early Independence Day gift last week: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced she will cut 63 costly and burdensome regulations, anti-business holdovers from the Obama and Biden administrations. The idea is to...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Halting Offshore Wind Power Developments

May 5, 2025 4:51 pmMay 5, 2025 4:54 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a new lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, suing them for attempting to “freeze the development of offshore wind energy” along with 17 other attorneys general from across the country. According to State of...

California and 19 States Sue Trump Administration Over Department Of Education Cuts

March 13, 2025 6:00 pmMarch 13, 2025 6:00 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Thursday that California will be joining 19 other states in suing the Trump administration over their proposed 50% to the U.S. Department of Education. Since being sworn into office in January, President Donald Trump...

Administrative Adjudications – Governing Procedures

November 10, 2024 2:30 amNovember 10, 2024 2:31 am

In the California Government Code, there are governing procedures related to administrative adjudications. Article 4 contains the applicable provisions. Section 11415.10 provides that the governing procedure by which an agency conducts an adjudicative proceeding is determined by the statutes and...

Frequently Asked Questions about of OAL’s Standards of Review for Regulations

April 16, 2024 2:30 amApril 16, 2024 2:31 am

Does state law dictate how OAL reviews proposed regulations? Yes, when the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) reviews regulations, its review is dictated by the California Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in the California Government Code. What does state law provide?...