Hector Barajas – California Globe

Pacific Legal Foundation Files Federal Lawsuit Over Oil Setback Law Banning Owners from Accessing Resources in their Mineral Estate

January 28, 2026 2:19 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:47 pm

NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced Wednesday they filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1137, the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue violates the constitutional rights of oil and gas...

Sacramento County Superior Court Rules Against AG Becerra Over GOP Ballot Box Order

October 21, 2020 8:28 pmOctober 25, 2020 1:50 pm

On Wednesday, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge David Brown sided with the California Republican Party against the order of Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Secretary of State Alex Padilla to give the state information on the party’s ballot box drop...

AG Becerra and Secretary Padilla Stand Down on CAGOP Ballot Drop Boxes

October 16, 2020 3:30 pmOctober 18, 2020 8:16 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Secretary of State Alex Padilla held a press conference Friday morning announcing they were standing down on their original “cease and desist order” to the California Republican Party to remove voter ballot drop boxes...