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Bill To End Faithless Electors in California Passes Assembly

August 12, 2022 4:19 pm

A bill that would end “faithless electors” for California electoral college members during presidential elections was passed by the Assembly on Thursday 76-0. Senate Bill 103, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), would specifically have each party and each group...

Ousted Former SF School Board President Gabriela Lopez Files To Run Again

August 12, 2022 12:10 pm

Former San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez, who was among three School Board members ousted in the February recall election, announced on Friday that she will be running again for the Board. Lopez, a long-time teacher, was elected as...

California Tribal Court Money Judgment Act

August 12, 2022 6:48 amAugust 12, 2022 10:09 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Code of Civil Procedure Part 3, Title 11, Chapter 3 provides the Tribal Court Civil Money Judgment Act, which is contained in Sections 1730 to 1741. Chapter 3 was added in 2017...

Bill To Punish Social Media Companies For Addictive Features For Minor Users Killed in Senate

August 12, 2022 2:30 amAugust 11, 2022 9:26 pm

A bipartisan bill that would punish social media companies for having addictive and harmful features for users under the age of 18 was was killed in the Senate on Thursday, ending hopes this year for social media addiction legislation in...

Sudden Oak Death Management Act

August 11, 2022 3:37 pmAugust 11, 2022 3:45 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Resources Code Division 4, Part 2, Chapter 10, Article 9 provides the Sudden Oak Death Management Act of 2002, which is contained in Section 4750 to 4750.7. Article 9 was added in...

Why is Gov. Newsom Pushing Stricter Climate and Energy Goals?

August 11, 2022 3:06 pmAugust 13, 2022 7:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing even stricter climate and energy goals, claiming this will prevent the immutable impact of climate change. But now, the governor is ramping up this push, asking the Legislature to increasing the 2030 goal for greenhouse...

CEC Announces New Increased Offshore Wind Power Production Goals

August 11, 2022 12:08 pm

The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced on Wednesday that they are increasing offshore wind power construction goals in the next two decades by having up to 5 gigawatts (GW) of electricity coming from the turbines by 2030 and 25 GW...