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Brightline West Rail Project Unveils Higher Than Anticipated Estimate Ticket Prices

January 22, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 22, 2025 2:46 am

A new $2.5 billion bond offering for the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga was unveiled on Monday, revealing that initial one-way ticket prices are estimated to be far higher than expected at between $119-$133....

Public Contract Code Definitions

January 22, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 22, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, Article 1, there are definitions related to the state acquisition of goods and services. Section 10290 defines the following terms: “department,” “director,” “centralized purchasing,” “goods,” “office,” “price schedule,” “regional...

CA Attorney General Sues Trump Administration Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

January 21, 2025 1:51 pmJanuary 21, 2025 1:56 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit along with 17 other states’ Attorneys General on Monday against President Donald Trump over his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, claiming that it violates the 14th Amendment. Birthright citizenship, where...

Trump Vows to End Federal Electric Vehicle Mandate

January 21, 2025 7:28 amJanuary 21, 2025 7:28 am

Shortly after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, he announced he would be ending the federal electric vehicle mandate. This will hamper California’s EV mandate, the goal of which is to end the sale of all gas-powered vehicles in...

Rent Skimming under California Law

January 21, 2025 7:03 amJanuary 21, 2025 7:03 am

What is “rent skimming” and is it permissible under California law? In the Civil Code, Division 2, Part 2, Title 6, it covers rent skimming that can occur with real property. Section 890 defines the term to mean “using revenue...

Kamala Harris Returns to California With Cloudy Political Future

January 21, 2025 2:31 amJanuary 21, 2025 6:58 am

Now former Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday that she and her husband Doug Emhoff will be heading back to her Brentwood home in Los Angeles following the handover of the office to newly installed Vice President J.D. Vance....

Gov. Newsom Refutes President Trump’s Inaugural Address Wildfire Claims

January 20, 2025 2:57 pmJanuary 20, 2025 2:57 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to remarks made by President Donald Trump in his inaugural address on Monday, rebutting that the Southern California wildfires are not “without a token of defense.” Since January 7th, Los Angeles County has been devastated...