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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...

Two New Tax Bills Arise in Waning Days of Session

August 29, 2020 6:58 amAugust 29, 2020 7:01 am

On August 28, Assembly Bill 1876 was amended to make a series of tax law changes. AB 1876 is authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget and it would amend Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. As a...

SB 822 Budget Trailer Bill on Labor and Employment

August 28, 2020 10:15 pmAugust 28, 2020 10:18 pm

On August 27, Senate Bill 822 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review was amended to deal with “worker protections” by adding provisions of law to the Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Labor Code. Section One...

SB 1447 Budget Trailer Bill Would Provide a New Hiring Tax Credit

August 28, 2020 5:13 pmAugust 28, 2020 5:23 pm

On August 27, Senate Bill 1447 was gutted-and-amended from a bill dealing with mortgages to a bill on small business tax credits. SB 1447 is jointly authored by Senators Steve Bradford and Anna Caballero, as well as Assembly Member Sabrina...

UPDATED: Antifa Rioters Again Leave Destruction in Downtown Sacramento

August 28, 2020 3:10 pmAugust 29, 2020 7:34 am

Updated August 29, 2020 While California State Senators were being locked out of the State Capitol yesterday because one of their caucus members tested positive for COVID-19, Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters and protesters were gearing up for a...