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Which Will Kill Off California’s Remaining Businesses First: Riots or Governor’s Latest Reopening Rules Change?

August 31, 2020 7:29 amSeptember 8, 2020 6:59 am

“We need to live differently,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday after moving the state re-opening goalposts once again. Governor Gavin Newsom announced yet another new set of guidelines for re-opening counties in California, replacing the state COVID-19 watchlist system, and...

Bruce Babbitt’s California Grand Water Bargain is a Selfie to Seek Federal Appointment

August 31, 2020 6:46 amAugust 31, 2020 6:52 am

Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior under Pres. Bill Clinton, is calling for a “Grand Water Bargain” for California as he did in 1994 when he was formerly Secretary of the Interior under Pres. Bill Clinton. Babbitt was the...

Seat of Government

August 31, 2020 6:28 amAugust 31, 2020 6:29 am

The seat of a government is generally defined as the building or buildings where a government exercises its duties and responsibilities as set forth in a constitution or charter. In most jurisdictions, the capital of the city, state or country...

California Oath of Office

August 30, 2020 8:29 amAugust 30, 2020 8:46 am

Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 2, Article 4 specifies the oath of office in Sections 1360 to 1369. Article 4 was enacted in 1943. Section 1360 provides that, following any election or appointment and, before any officer enters...

Sacramento Police Department Told To Stand Down Three Nights of Riots/Protests?

August 29, 2020 11:49 pmAugust 31, 2020 9:28 am

Saturday night the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department stepped in and protected the Sacramento County District Attorney’s offices from rioters and vandals after Sacramento Police Department was apparently given a stand down order. The Sheriff’s offices and District Attorney’s office were vandalized...

AB 3262 Would Create Strict Liability for Electronic Marketplaces

August 29, 2020 2:24 pmAugust 29, 2020 2:41 pm

California case law provides for strict liability for defective products that injure persons that are placed into market by manufacturers and retailers. The main exemption from liability is for products inherently unsafe and the product is known to be unsafe...

News Coverage of Government Agencies

August 29, 2020 7:04 amAugust 29, 2020 7:10 am

Government Code Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 1.5 deals with news coverage of governmental agencies. Chapter 1.5 was added to the law in 1965 and contains Sections 6090 and 6091. Section 6090 provides that “It is the public policy in...