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Government Accountability Office Blocks Potential Congressional Repeal Of California EV Rules

March 7, 2025 2:45 amMarch 7, 2025 2:46 am

The Government Accountability Office announced Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions waiver request sent last month to Congress for review is not reviewable by them and that the previous Biden Administration’s approval of California’s mandate to ban the sale...

Compulsory Cross-Complaints in California

March 4, 2025 6:20 amMarch 4, 2025 6:20 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 2, Article 2 deals with compulsory cross-complaints in civil action pleadings. Section 426.10 defines the terms “complaint,” “plaintiff,” and “related cause of action.” Section 426.30 specifies, if a party against whom...

The Impending End of the 2035 Gas-Powered Car Ban Mandate

February 18, 2025 12:43 pmFebruary 18, 2025 12:43 pm

The latest chapter of the battle against California’s 2035 gas-powered car ban began last week following EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin saying that he would subject the agency’s approval of those California regulations to congressional scrutiny. Essentially, all those things former...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Ban on Gas Powered Cars is Dead

February 16, 2025 5:35 pmFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just sent California’s vehicle emissions waiver request to Congress for review. This is big and kills California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on gas-powered vehicles. In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on orders from the Biden...

Purchases of Federal and State Surplus Property in California

February 12, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 12, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, concerns the state acquisition of goods and services. Article 6 deals with the purchase of federal surplus property. Section 10385 authorizes the Department of General Services to purchase, lease...

Veterans’ Welfare in California

January 29, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 29, 2025 2:31 am

Division 8 of the California Military and Veterans Code concerns veterans’ welfare. Chapter 1 deals with solicitation for veterans’ benefits. Section 1800 defines the terms “veterans’ organizations,” “poppy,” “badge,” and “label.” Section 1801 states that it is unlawful for any...

Personal Property Leases in California

January 27, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 27, 2025 2:31 am

The California Commercial Code in Division 10, Chapter 1, deals with general provisions concerning personal property leases. Section 10101 terms Chapter 1 as the Uniform Commercial Code—Leases. Section 10102 applies this division to any transaction, regardless of form, that creates...