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Calif. AG Bonta Asks LA Court to Reject Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn State’s Housing Density Laws

April 26, 2022 3:30 pmApril 26, 2022 3:32 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a Los Angeles Court to reject a lawsuit that seeks to overturn one of California’s recently enacted mandatory housing density laws, SB 10, which allows for 10 residential units on one parcel of...

California Gas Tax Relief Proposals Stall as Summer Blend Tax Hike Nears

April 26, 2022 12:56 pmApril 27, 2022 2:44 pm

The number of gas tax relief and rebate programs is likely to be culled even more this week as Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to stop the planned inflation-adjusted gas tax increase has stalled, likely making it impossible for any action...

Calif. for Equal Rights Foundation: San Dieguito School Superintendent ‘Smearing Asian-American Students’

April 26, 2022 11:08 amApril 26, 2022 11:27 am

Californians for Equal Rights Foundation last week called for the San Dieguito Union High School District Board to abstain from dividing students and employees on the basis of race, following a highly contentious incident at the board’s most recent Diversity...

California’s Special Rules for Bills Amending Ballot Measures

April 26, 2022 6:14 amApril 26, 2022 6:27 am

When ballot measures approved by the voters allow amendments to their provisions by the Legislature, there are specific rules that must be followed. Generally, the ballot measures that allow legislative amendments often specify a heightened vote threshold and even waiting...

Coastal Commission Recommends Denial of Huntington Beach Desalinization Plant

April 26, 2022 2:30 amApril 25, 2022 8:31 pm

A California Coastal Commission staff report released on Monday urged the CCC panel to vote against approving the Poseidon Water desalination plant in Huntington Beach, potentially depriving Southern California of a major future source of freshwater. The Poseidon Water project,...

$44 Billion Twitter Sale to Elon Musk Ignites Fears Company May Be Moved Out of San Francisco

April 25, 2022 4:39 pmMay 3, 2022 3:57 am

The purchase of Twitter for $44 billion by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday fueled worry by Twitter employees and others that that the company could be moved out of state, or at least out of San Francisco,...

CA Legislature Ignoring Environmental Laws in State Capitol Renovation and Historic Tree Removal

April 25, 2022 4:26 pmApril 25, 2022 5:03 pm

In September 2020, while the state was still suffering under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oppressive COVID restrictions of lockdowns, and business and school closures, the Joint Legislative Committee on Rules held a hearing on the plans for the $1.2 billion renovation...