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PG&E Faces A Possible State Takeover This Week As Gov. Newsom Prepares to Meet Utility Executives

November 4, 2019 7:08 pmNovember 5, 2019 11:59 am

Governor Gavin Newsom will meet with PG&E executives, shareholders, and others affected by the wildfires and power outages this week in Sacramento. If a plan is not agreed to, Governor Newsom has threatened that the California State Government would take...

Bill That Limits Short-Term Rentals May Find New Life Following Violent Airbnb Incidents

November 4, 2019 3:33 pmNovember 5, 2019 12:05 pm

Following numerous recent acts of violence on Airbnb properties, including murder, a stalled bill in the state Senate that restricts short-term rental properties is finding a second wind. The recent five murders at at Airbnb property in Orinda, a previous...

California Author Peter Collier Passes Away at 80

November 4, 2019 12:08 pmNovember 4, 2019 1:07 pm

California author Peter Collier, the former New Left radical who became one of the premier biographers of the Kennedys, Rockefellers and other prominent families, has passed away at the age of 80. Even those familiar with Collier’s best-selling works may...

What to Know About California’s Automatic Renewal Law – Traps for the Unwary

November 4, 2019 11:22 amNovember 4, 2019 11:40 am

California is usually the trailblazer state for most consumer-facing legislation, and litigation. Enterprising plaintiffs’ attorneys usually look to California first for the venue in which to “vindicate” consumer rights (by finding loopholes and technical requirements of the laws that can...

Obstacles Faced in the Legislative Process

November 4, 2019 2:16 amNovember 3, 2019 9:23 pm

As one might contemplate, there are numerous obstacles to overcome during the legislative process in California. These are generally categorized as policy, fiscal and political obstacles that may have to be addressed as a bill travels through the legislative process....

California’s Utility Breakdown, Extreme Gas Costs, Homeless Druggies, Water Shortage, Deteriorating Roads, Failing Schools: Who is to Blame?

November 4, 2019 2:08 amNovember 5, 2019 11:45 am

“You don’t believe in climate change. You are excused from this conversation.” ~Gavin Newsom California was developed over the course of a century, yet it has taken only a few decades to tear it down. Incompetence, excessive government, corruption,...

California to Train Poll Workers to Interact with Transgender Voters

November 3, 2019 8:51 amNovember 3, 2019 8:53 am

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has announced a partnership with an LGBT group to train poll workers on how best to interact with transgendered voters. The details are sketchy but it sounds like they’ll be instructed not to hassle...