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More Allies Of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Resign Amidst Growing Problems For Mayor

June 27, 2024 2:30 pmJune 27, 2024 2:31 pm

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s standing in the city continued to falter this week as more key allies have cut ties with her amidst her sending mass e-mails to donors asking for emergency donations to fight the upcoming recall election. Over...

Lawmakers ‘Just Say NO’ to Slavery in California

June 27, 2024 1:59 pmJune 27, 2024 2:01 pm

Democrats in the California Legislature voted Thursday to outlaw slavery in California. Most people think slavery was already illegal under the U.S. Constitution. But this is California. And in California, “slavery” has a different definition: Slavery in California is “forced...

‘Journalism Usage Fee’ Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

June 27, 2024 2:55 amJune 27, 2024 2:56 am

A bill that would have big tech companies pay a fee to news outlets for using or posting articles and other local news content passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a 9-2 vote split across party lines. Assembly...

Ringside: An Overview of California’s Energy Economy

June 27, 2024 2:45 amJune 27, 2024 2:46 am

Energy in California is unaffordable and unreliable, and it’s going to get worse if the priorities of the state legislature don’t dramatically shift. The state’s default policy is to create energy scarcity in order to protect the environment, and in...

Frequently Asked Questions about Retroactivity of California Statutes

June 27, 2024 2:30 amJune 27, 2024 2:31 am

Is a statute presumed to operate retroactively? In California, as in most states, a statute is presumed to operate prospectively. How do California courts generally view applying a statute’s provisions? In Quarry v. Doe I (2012) 53 Cal.4th 945, 955,...

Senate Candidate Steve Garvey Continues Visit Of Israel This Week

June 26, 2024 5:25 pmJune 26, 2024 5:25 pm

Senate candidate and former baseball star Steve Garvey continued his visit of Israel this week, visiting families of hostages in Israel and cementing his support of Israel during the Israel-Hamas War. Garvey has long been a supporter of Israel, with...

Supremely Wrong: Court Ruling on Murthy Misses Point Entirely

June 26, 2024 1:54 pmJune 26, 2024 1:54 pm

The United States Supreme Court ruled today, in a 6 to 3 decision, that the plaintiffs in the most important free speech case in decades did not have standing to ask for preliminary injunctive relief. That is wrong. In her...