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Two New Cannabis Bills Would Set Violation Fines as High as $50,000 Per Day

March 14, 2020 2:28 amMarch 13, 2020 5:28 pm

Landlords and others who allow or assist unlicensed commercial cannabis companies to operate would face fines as high as $50,000 under two new bills currently awaiting committee hearings in the Assembly. AB 2094 and AB 2122 The two bills differ...

The Fate of Offices: A Long-Term Coronavirus Effect No One is Discussing

March 13, 2020 8:13 pmMarch 17, 2020 12:25 pm

With more and more Californians being ordered to work from home for the next several weeks, a potential long term effect on office rentals and telework could be felt. Telework during the COVID-19 outbreak While the economic impact worldwide is...

Gov. Newsom Announces California Can Take Over Hotels and Hospitals to Treat Coronavirus Patients in New Executive Order

March 13, 2020 2:55 pmMarch 14, 2020 9:59 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Thursday night that allows the state to commandeer any hotel or medical facility in California and use it to treat those that have the COVID-19 coronavirus. The state Health and Human Services...

March Primary Shows San Diego County Voters Are Taxed Out

March 13, 2020 12:29 pmMarch 13, 2020 12:49 pm

San Diego County voters sent a message on Super Tuesday that they are tax fatigued to local and state government officials. Lawmakers are now forced to go back to the drawing board to figure out how they will fund their...

Sending or Withdrawing Bills from the Floor

March 13, 2020 2:16 amMarch 12, 2020 8:10 pm

In the California Legislature, generally committees deal with legislation before passing measures to the Floor of either the Assembly or Senate. However, there are rare instances where legislators choose to return a bill to committee when it is pending on...

Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020 7:43 pmMay 14, 2020 10:37 am

Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...

Perspective on Influenza and the Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 7:08 pmMarch 12, 2020 8:08 pm

So far this year, there have been at least 9.7 million cases of the flu (influenza), at least 87,000 flu-related hospitalization, and up to 12,000 deaths, according to the CDC. The California Department of Public Health is so busy...