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Did Hunter Biden Also Fail to Pay California Taxes?

December 9, 2024 6:56 amDecember 9, 2024 6:56 am

Last week a public Whistleblower Complaint was successfully filed with the California State Auditor to investigate the Franchise Tax Board and whether Hunter Biden filed tax returns and paid taxes due California on time in the same period of 2014-2019...

Describing a Spot Bill

December 9, 2024 2:30 amDecember 9, 2024 2:31 am

In the California Legislature, a “spot bill” is basically used as a placeholder for a future measure to be amended into the spot bill. Bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot bills.” These...

Awarding of Public Contracts

December 8, 2024 2:30 amDecember 8, 2024 2:31 am

Public Contract Code Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 6 addresses the awarding of contracts. Section 6100 requires a state agency, prior to awarding a contract for work to be performed by a contractor, to verify with the Contractors State License...

California Department of Water Resources Predicts A Dry 2025

December 7, 2024 9:25 amDecember 7, 2024 9:26 am

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) predicted earlier this week that California will face a mostly dry 2025, with major storms expected in the first few and last few months of the year. Since the late 2010’s, California has...

Place of Trial in California Civil Actions

December 7, 2024 2:30 amDecember 7, 2024 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 3, Chapter 1, deals with the place of civil trials. Section 392 states that, subject to the power of the court to transfer actions and proceedings as provided in this title, the superior...

Upcoming Department Of Government Efficiency to Take Aim at California High Speed Rail

December 6, 2024 5:40 pmDecember 6, 2024 5:40 pm

Expected Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Co-Commissioner Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed on Thursday that DOGE will be looking at removing all-funding from the California High Speed rail project, with Ramaswamy particularly concerned about the project still looking for $100 billion to...

Walgreens Announces Another 3 Walgreens Stores To Close Across the Bay Area

December 6, 2024 1:10 pmDecember 6, 2024 1:11 pm

Walgreens announced on Thursday that two stores in Oakland and one in Richmond would be closing as a result of economic issues, increasing the total number of Bay Area Walgreens closures to over two dozen in only the last several...