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Are You There God? It’s Dylan Mulvaney

May 21, 2023 10:33 amMay 22, 2023 9:12 am

Lionsgate’s new film “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is failing at the box office. Naturally, the woke Hollywood giant decided to trot out a wannabe woman to give the female coming-of-age film a jolt of popularity in hopes...

Garment Worker Wage Claims Pilot Project

May 21, 2023 8:41 amMay 21, 2023 8:47 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 11, Chapter 4 provides for the “garment worker wage claim pilot program.” Section 2693 provides legislative findings and declarations that the garment industry is rife with both egregious wage violations and flagrant health and safety...

A Closer Look at the Appropriations Committees’ Suspense File Outcomes

May 20, 2023 7:20 amMay 20, 2023 7:30 am

On May 18, 2023, the California Senate and Assembly Committees on Appropriations took votes on the measures on their respective Suspense Files. This article takes a look at the specifics of the committees’ actions. Senate Appropriations Committee Actions The total...

More on Statutory Exemptions from California’s Administrative Procedure Act

May 20, 2023 7:11 amMay 20, 2023 7:18 am

I have written in the past about the Legislature unfortunately creating statutory exemptions from California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which governs the rulemaking activities of California’s more than 200 executive branch agencies, departments, boards, and commissions. A fundamental purpose of...

Contracts Against Public Policy in the Labor Code

May 20, 2023 5:45 amMay 20, 2023 5:46 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1 deals with “contracts against public policy.” Section 920 defines the term “promise” to mean a promise, undertaking, contract, or agreement, whether written or oral, express or implied. Section 921 provides that every...

Bill To Restrict Usage Of Police K-9 Units Passes Assembly Committee

May 20, 2023 2:50 amMay 20, 2023 2:51 am

A bill to end the use of police K-9 units, also known as police units involving trained police dogs, in many criminal situations was passed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee this week, albeit in a heavily amended form and with...

Growing Number Of Voters Favor Senator Feinstein’s Resignation

May 20, 2023 2:35 amMay 20, 2023 2:36 am

Reports this week which found Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) health condition was actually much worse than reported led to a resurgence of California voters to signify favor for her resignation on Friday, with polls showing that even voters in Feinstein’s...