Court Writs in California

January 29, 2023 9:06 amJanuary 29, 2023 9:17 am

There are three main writs specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP), which are the writs of review, mandate, and prohibition. These are contained in Title 1 of Part 3 of the CCP. Chapter 1 of Title 1...

California Loses Population – Again

January 23, 2023 4:05 pmJanuary 26, 2023 6:54 am

California reigned for decades as the unmatched destination for people around the country. Now people can’t leave fast enough. Recently released numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that between July 2021 and July 2022, California lost roughly 343,000 residents...

Making and Selling Political Items in California

January 13, 2023 7:01 amJanuary 13, 2023 7:05 am

California law regulates the sale and manufacture of political items pursuant to Title 1.1 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code. Section 1739 prohibits any person from selling, advertising for sale, of offering for sale any political...

New Overtime Law for Agriculture Workers Was Never About the Workers

January 9, 2023 8:10 amJanuary 10, 2023 3:42 pm

After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural workers in California, Gov. Jerry Brown instead signed into law Assembly Bill 1066 in 2016 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), to require overtime pay of time-and-a-half for farm employees working more than eight...

California Gov. Newsom Rewrites State History During Second Inaugural Address

January 7, 2023 9:47 amJanuary 8, 2023 8:42 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom was sworn in Friday for a second term. With the state suffering under a plague of hundreds of thousands of homeless drug addicts living on the streets, a serious spike in violent crime and theft, highest-in-the-nation...

Gov. Newsom Begins Second Term Following Inauguration In Sacramento

January 7, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 6, 2023 8:30 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom began his second term of office on Friday following his inauguration in Sacramento, highlighting freedoms found within the state while also targeting Republicans in his address. Newsom, who won reelection in November against Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber)...

Political Rights and Duties of the People of California

January 4, 2023 2:29 pmJanuary 4, 2023 2:33 pm

California’s Government Code provides the “political rights and duties” of the People of the State of California in Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 1, which was enacted in 1943. Government Code Section 270 provides that...