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No Contest Clauses

September 10, 2026 2:37 amSeptember 10, 2026 2:38 am

Division 11, Part 3 of the California Probate Code deals with no content clauses in wills, trusts, and other instruments in this state. The following terms are defined: “contest,” “direct contest,” “no contest clause,” “pleading,” and “protected instrument.” Section 21311...

Ringside: Comments on the ‘Water Quality Control Plan’ for the Delta

September 9, 2026 4:39 pmSeptember 9, 2026 4:39 pm

The August 2026 final draft of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) “Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed” has been released. Written comments will be accepted through September 18, and the board will also take oral...

Regulation of Restricted Wildlife

September 9, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 9, 2026 2:01 pm

Article 3, Chapter 2, Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code deals with the regulation and enforcement and wild game related to importing, transporting, and sheltering of restricted live wildlife. Section 2185 provides that any person who transports, receives,...

Another California High Speed Rail Disaster: Brightline West Makes Federal Loan Bailout Request

September 9, 2026 1:00 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:24 pm

California’s perpetually incomplete high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on the High Speed Rail and the project is about...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...

Tucson Democratic Groups Use ‘86 47’ As Happy Hour Password— ‘You Didn’t Get That From Us’

September 9, 2026 10:54 amSeptember 9, 2026 10:56 am

Two Tucson-area Democratic organizations are promoting a political happy hour with “86 47” as the password for admission, prompting a Republican state lawmaker to accuse the organizers of invoking assassination rhetoric aimed at President Donald Trump. The “Mingling Liberally” event...

A Refresher on the Governor’s Line-Item Veto Authority

September 9, 2026 8:07 amSeptember 9, 2026 8:08 am

Some Capitol observers are asking whether Governor Newsom may use his line-item veto authority over the Budget Bill Junior (AB 113) headed to his Desk for final action. As a result, a short refresher may be in order. The Governor’s...