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California High-Speed Rail Needs $7 Billion for Bakersfield to Merced by 2026

March 27, 2025 2:45 amMarch 27, 2025 2:46 am

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office told lawmakers in an Assembly Transportation budget hearing Wednesday that California High-Speed Rail needs $7 billion in funding by June 2026 or else the first Bakersfield to Merced leg of the system could be delayed...

Jury Trial Selection and Management in California

March 27, 2025 2:30 amMarch 27, 2025 2:31 am

CCP Part 1, Title 3, Chapter 1 concerns trial juries. Section 190 titles Chapter 1 as the Trial Jury Selection and Management Act. Section 191 states that the Legislature recognizes that trial by jury is a cherished constitutional right, and...

Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman Reinstates Death Penalty Option

March 26, 2025 1:54 pmMarch 27, 2025 10:49 am

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that the moratorium against prosecutors seeking the death penalty in Los Angeles County has ended, with the death penalty now back as an option for murder cases with special circumstances....

European Vacations for CA Insurance Commish Ricardo Lara as Insurance Carriers Were Pulling Out of California

March 26, 2025 11:29 amMarch 26, 2025 11:29 am

At least 7 of the largest insurance carriers have pulled out of California entirely or are restricting policies. And California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has largely been a ghost, avoiding media and oversight from the Legislature. It appears that is...

New Bill Will Permanently Establish the California Wildfire Mitigation Program

March 26, 2025 2:45 amMarch 26, 2025 2:46 am

A bill that would extend the life of several wildfire mitigation programs inched closer to it’s first committee hearing this week, with little in the way of opposition being found in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 441, authored by freshman Assemblywoman Heather...

Title and Creditors Under the Commercial Code

March 26, 2025 2:30 amMarch 26, 2025 2:31 am

Division 2, Chapter 4 of the California Commercial Code deals with title, creditors, and good faith purchasers. Section 2401 provides each provision of this division with regard to the rights, obligations and remedies of the seller, the buyer, purchasers or...

CA Attorney General Rob Bonta Grandstanding in Perkins Coie Lawsuit Against Trump Admin

March 25, 2025 4:00 pmMarch 27, 2025 7:30 am

Is California Attorney General Rob Bonta mistaking himself for general counsel of the ACLU? It certainly seems that way. The powerhouse law firm Perkins Coie is suing the Trump Administration over the President’s executive order that banned them from federal...