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Two More Insurance Companies Pull Out Of California

April 19, 2024 5:00 pmApril 19, 2024 5:01 pm

According to new California Department of Insurance filings this week, both the Tokio Marine America Insurance Company and the Trans Pacific Insurance Company announced that they would no longer offer homeowners and personal umbrella insurance in California and would leave...

Adopt a Rescue Human

April 19, 2024 4:26 pmApril 19, 2024 4:26 pm

Crate, castrate, and vaccinate – three things you are most often told by the good people at the animal shelter when you finally decide on a dog to adopt. Why does that sound so unnervingly like what happened over the...

What Information Has to Be on the LegInfo Website?

April 19, 2024 3:00 pmApril 19, 2024 3:01 pm

California Government Code Title 2, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 2 imposes specified duties on the Legislative Counsel. Article 2 was added in 1945 by Chapter 111 and contains Section 10248, whose heading is “Public computer network; required...

San Francisco Files Lawsuit Against Oakland Over Airport Renaming

April 19, 2024 12:38 pmApril 19, 2024 12:38 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit on Thursday against the City of Oakland over approved plans to rename Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, saying that they infringe on San...

Klamath Dams and Salmon Restoration – Truth vs. Fiction

April 19, 2024 7:42 amApril 19, 2024 8:09 am

Recently, the public information officer at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’), Ren Brownell and KRRC CEO Mark Bransom have disingenuously complained that articles citing the negative impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project under their organization, KRRC, are ‘not...

New Assembly Bill Would Ban NDAs in Legislative Negotiations

April 19, 2024 6:25 amApril 19, 2024 6:25 am

By Chris Micheli On April 18, 2024, Assemblyman Vince Fong amended his AB 2654 to ban the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in legislative negotiations. The bill would amend the Political Reform Act of 1974 (adopted by the voters as...

Plastic Ban Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 19, 2024 2:45 amApril 19, 2024 2:46 am

A bill aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other stores moved ahead in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on Wednesday with a 5-2 vote split across party lines. Senate Bill 1053, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear...