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Considering Statutory Titles in California

November 8, 2026 2:00 pmNovember 8, 2026 2:01 pm

As a general rule, can the courts ignore headings because chapter, article, and section headings in California’s 29 Codes are not intended to change, expand, or restrict the actual meaning of the law? There has been a split of authority...

Natural Community Conservation Planning

November 8, 2026 9:22 amNovember 8, 2026 9:23 am

Section 2800 names this chapter as the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act. Section 2801 includes ten legislative findings and declaration. Section 2802 includes an additional legislative finding and declaration, as well as a statement of legislative intent. Section 2805 defines...

Exoneration and Ademption

November 8, 2026 2:30 amNovember 8, 2026 2:31 am

Division 11, Part 1, Chapter 3 deals with exoneration and ademption when interpreting instruments, such as wills and trusts, in California. Section 21131 provides that a specific gift passes the property transferred subject to any mortgage, deed of trust, or...

Sturgeon Egg Processors

November 7, 2026 4:18 pmNovember 7, 2026 4:18 pm

Division 6.5 of the California Fish and Game Code deals with sturgeon egg processors. Section 10000 provides that every person engaged in the business of canning, curing, preserving, packing, or otherwise processing, or dealing at wholesale in, the eggs of...

A Minority With No Benefits

November 7, 2026 12:17 pmNovember 7, 2026 1:05 pm

This week Lockheed Martin agreed to pay about $29.5 million to settle federal claims that it shortchanged white employees on pay, and the company denies the allegations and admits no liability. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau reports that non-Hispanic whites are...

While Gov-Elect Becerra Dodges Policy Questions, His Acceptance Speech Was More Telling

November 7, 2026 10:05 amNovember 9, 2026 12:37 pm

Acceptance speeches are telling, and what was spoken by Governor-elect Xavier Becerra stood out on Tuesday evening. His opening made clear what his priorities are – believe him: “What a great night to be a Californian. What a great night...

Words Must Be Understood in Context

November 7, 2026 8:50 amNovember 7, 2026 8:50 am

In Pearson v. State Social Welfare Bd. (1970) 52 Cal.2d 184, 194-195, the California Supreme Court said: “‘A word is not crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and...