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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...

New Population Figures Show Bay Area Cities Continue to Lose Residents Despite Touted State Gains

May 5, 2025 8:12 pmMay 5, 2025 8:12 pm

According to new figures released by the California Department of Finance, several Bay Area cities, including San Francisco and San Jose, continued to see population losses in 2024, despite other recently struggling cities gaining back residents in the same time...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Halting Offshore Wind Power Developments

May 5, 2025 4:51 pmMay 5, 2025 4:54 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a new lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, suing them for attempting to “freeze the development of offshore wind energy” along with 17 other attorneys general from across the country. According to State of...