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LA County Will Not Release Half Its Inmates After All… for Now

April 3, 2023 9:19 pmApril 3, 2023 9:20 pm

The now (temporarily?) shelved proposal by Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis to “de-populate” the local jail system raises a number of interesting questions, one of which is: How many of the inmates proposed for released by Solis – who...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Meet With Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen at Reagan Library

April 3, 2023 6:41 pmApril 4, 2023 9:32 pm

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced Monday he will be meeting Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, despite warnings from China not to do the meeting. Tensions between China and Taiwan, while...

SB 721: California Interagency AI Working Group

April 3, 2023 2:33 pmApril 3, 2023 2:37 pm

Senate Bill 721 by Sen. Josh Becker (D-San Mateo) would create the California Interagency AI Working Group. SB 721 would add and repeal Government Code Section 11546.47 to create this Working Group, require a legislative report, and then disband it...

Election Contests Over Two San Mateo County School Bonds Filed Due To Ballot Label Law Violations

April 3, 2023 12:31 pmApril 3, 2023 12:31 pm

Election contests over two San Mateo County school bonds were filed in the Superior Court of San Mateo County last week over misleading and law violating ballot labels. Last year in San Mateo County, several school bond issues appeared on...

OPINION: The Sexualization of Students in CA Schools is Escalating to an Ugly Place

April 3, 2023 12:02 pmNovember 21, 2024 3:26 pm

California public schools aren’t your grandfather’s schools any longer. Today’s lesson plans are written by Social Justice Warriors and LGBT activists, and enshrined in the California education code. And what is being foisted on children as young as age five,...

Employers’ Use of Social Media in California

April 3, 2023 6:21 amApril 3, 2023 6:25 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 2.5 concerns “employer use of social media,” Chapter 2.5 was added in 2012 by Chapter 618. Labor Code Section 980 comprises Chapter 2.5. First, the term “social media” is defined. Second, an employer...

SB 647: Access to Criminal Records

April 2, 2023 5:42 pmApril 2, 2023 5:50 pm

Senate Bill 647 by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Los Angeles) was amended recently to add Government Code Section 69846.3 to require the clerk of a superior court to allow access to public information that identifies criminal defendants and permit the clerk...