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Newsom Administration Announces New Ban Regulations on Oil and Gas Facilities

October 22, 2021 2:22 amOctober 21, 2021 10:22 pm

The Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), with the backing of Governor Gavin Newsom, announced a sweeping new proposed regulation on Thursday that would ban any new oil or gas development from being within 3,200 feet of all...

Trucking Leaders Urge Governor Newsom To Declare State of Emergency Over Port Backlog Crisis

October 21, 2021 6:08 pm

Trucking industry leaders urged California to declare the port backlog crisis a State of Emergency on Thursday in order to get regulatory relief for the trucking and shipping industries, as well as assist in ending the backlog sooner. Action from...

U.S. District Court Judge Denies Lawsuit Against San Diego ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban

October 21, 2021 2:38 pm

Judge Cynthia Bashant of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied a preliminary injunction to halt the upcoming “ghost gun” ban in the city of San Diego on Wednesday, removing the last hurdle before the...

Drafting Tax Statutes in California

October 21, 2021 6:48 amOctober 21, 2021 6:58 am

Like other particular areas of the law, drafting tax statutes can be a difficult task for any bill drafter. There are several issues that need to be addressed and that bill drafters should understand before undertaking the drafting of tax...

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Alleviate Shipping Crisis at SoCal Ports

October 21, 2021 2:22 amOctober 20, 2021 8:39 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order on Wednesday aimed at alleviating California’s massive cargo congestion situation by increasing cargo space, creating better flow and ease of movement for all steps of the unloading and trucking processes, and identifying the...

Pilot Projects and Sunset Dates in California Legislation

October 20, 2021 3:43 pmOctober 20, 2021 3:47 pm

California, like most other states, occasionally establish a “pilot program,” which is basically a study or temporary program established by statute, often combined with a study and sunset date. The idea behind pilot program legislation is to give a public...

What Is California’s SRIA?

October 20, 2021 3:34 pmOctober 20, 2021 8:15 pm

What is SRIA? The acronym stands for “standardized regulatory impact analysis.” For those involved in significant regulatory work at California’s 200+ rulemaking agencies, departments, boards, and commissions, you have probably heard of a SRIA being done for any “major regulations.”...