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California Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Glock Handgun Rather Than Going After Criminals

May 7, 2025 3:21 pmMay 7, 2025 3:21 pm

A California bill to ban the sale of handguns that can be converted from semi-automatic to automatic is scheduled to be heard soon in the crucial Assembly Appropriations Committee. Assembly Bill 1127, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), would specifically...

President Trump Confirms California’s High Speed Rail System Will No Longer Receive Any Federal Funds

May 7, 2025 7:00 amMay 7, 2025 2:45 pm

In a joint conference with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the federal government would not put any more money towards the California High-Speed Rail system, all but ensuring further budgetary gaps...

Assembly Republicans Secure Victory as Democrats Finally Capitulate on Sex Trafficking 16-17 Year Olds

May 6, 2025 4:11 pmMay 8, 2025 6:52 am

California Democrats recently blocked a bill to make purchasing sex from 16-17-year-olds a felony, the Globe reported in “California Democrats Reach New Lows Supporting Sex Trafficking, Reparations, Welfare Fraud, Trans in Prison.” Assemblywoman Maggie Krell (D-Sacramento) and Senator Shannon Grove...

California Agrees to Repeal Electric Truck Mandate in Legal Settlement

May 6, 2025 1:21 pmMay 7, 2025 6:22 pm

California agreed to repeal “Advanced Clean Fleet” electric vehicle (EV) truck mandates late on Monday through a lawsuit settlement, with the state now no longer enforcing a 2036 mandate where only zero-emissions trucks will be sold in California and a...

Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield: Surface vs. Groundwater Regulation Post-SGMA

May 6, 2025 10:50 amMay 6, 2025 10:50 am

Introduction, Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield The California Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield, 2025 WL 984395 (BBK), provides an instructive lens for understanding the evolving interplay between surface...

Some Key Reminders with a ‘Governor’s Reorganization Plans’

May 6, 2025 10:41 amMay 6, 2025 10:41 am

Because GRP 1 was introduced on May 5, I wanted to review the key points of what happens to a Governor’s Reorganization Plans (GRP) in the Legislature. What is the Governor’s reorganization authority? The California Constitution grants the Governor, subject to...

Performance under the Commercial Code

May 6, 2025 2:29 amMay 6, 2025 2:30 am

Division 2, Chapter 5 of the Commercial Code concerns performance in sales. Section 2501 provides that the buyer obtains a special property and an insurable interest in goods by identification of existing goods as goods to which the contract refers...