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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...

Frequently Asked Questions about California Bills Having Certain Provisions

April 19, 2024 2:30 amApril 19, 2024 2:31 am

Why does an urgency bill include a brief statement following the urgency clause? Because California’s Constitution in Article IV, Section 8(d) provides, in part, the following: “Urgency statutes are those necessary for immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or...

Senate Proposes Equity Impact Analysis of Legislation

April 18, 2024 8:47 pmApril 18, 2024 8:47 pm

Similar to the Assembly three years ago, Senator Maria Elena Durazo introduced SCR 136, which would require the Senate to direct its policy committees to incorporate more effective equity considerations in their analyses of future energy and climate legislation. In...

California State Capitol dome shines against blue sky

Free Enterprise, Private Property, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Dialogue Nevada County Style

April 18, 2024 3:42 pmApril 18, 2024 4:10 pm

Sorry for the long title, and I promise to keep this article as short as possible. Here’s a question for you. Do you want to know how to make a politician squirm? Just ask him or her to define free...

Interesting Provision in Social Media Bill

April 18, 2024 3:20 pmApril 18, 2024 3:20 pm

I always appreciate interesting provisions in California legislation. Whether clients support or oppose a particular measure, I spend time reviewing language of bills to understand what is written, particularly when there are intriguing bill sections. In that vein, the following...

USC Valedictorian Gets the Hook

April 18, 2024 1:44 pmApril 18, 2024 1:44 pm

For a short time, Chino Hills native and medical engineering student at USC Asna Tabassum was going to give the valedictory speech at this year’s commencement in May. But shortly after the announcement was made, University of Southern California administrators...

Google Fires 28 for Anti-Israel Sit-in at Work

April 18, 2024 12:03 pmApril 18, 2024 12:03 pm

Google fired 28 employees in Sunnyvale and New York on Wednesday following them participating in a sit-in protest inside Google buildings against a $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract. Before the current sit-in, Google had fired employees for protesting Israel...