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Frequently Asked Questions on California Legislature Conducting Its Work

April 20, 2024 2:30 amApril 20, 2024 2:31 am

Why does the Legislature convene a new session in early December, but designate the new Session as the following two years (e.g., the Session convened on December 5, 2022 and is designated as the 2023-24 Legislative Session)? California’s Constitution, in...

Two More Insurance Companies Pull Out Of California

April 19, 2024 5:00 pmApril 19, 2024 5:01 pm

According to new California Department of Insurance filings this week, both the Tokio Marine America Insurance Company and the Trans Pacific Insurance Company announced that they would no longer offer homeowners and personal umbrella insurance in California and would leave...

Adopt a Rescue Human

April 19, 2024 4:26 pmApril 19, 2024 4:26 pm

Crate, castrate, and vaccinate – three things you are most often told by the good people at the animal shelter when you finally decide on a dog to adopt. Why does that sound so unnervingly like what happened over the...

Democrats in Tied San Jose Congressional Election Try to Stop the Recount

April 19, 2024 3:08 pmApril 19, 2024 3:59 pm

Six weeks after voters went to the polls on March 5, the candidates in congressional district 16 remain unknown. And now the leading Democrats have turned on each other with election-denying language and efforts to shut down recounts that would...

What Information Has to Be on the LegInfo Website?

April 19, 2024 3:00 pmApril 19, 2024 3:01 pm

California Government Code Title 2, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 2 imposes specified duties on the Legislative Counsel. Article 2 was added in 1945 by Chapter 111 and contains Section 10248, whose heading is “Public computer network; required...

San Francisco Files Lawsuit Against Oakland Over Airport Renaming

April 19, 2024 12:38 pmApril 19, 2024 12:38 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit on Thursday against the City of Oakland over approved plans to rename Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, saying that they infringe on San...

‘Fix Prop. 47’ Ballot Initiative is a Game Changer on Day 1

April 19, 2024 11:50 amApril 20, 2024 10:46 pm

California leads the nation in fentanyl deaths, homelessness and retail theft thanks to Proposition 47. The ballot initiative to amend Proposition 47, “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act,” just qualified for the November ballot. Californians for Safer Communities...