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California’s Whistleblower Protection Act

June 20, 2022 3:29 pmJune 20, 2022 3:33 pm

California’s Government Code contains the “Whistleblower Protection Act” in Sections 9149.20 to 9149.23, which is found in Title 2, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 1.5, Article 10. Section 9149.20 provides the official title of the Act. Section 9149.21 provides a...

Folsom Lake’s ‘Negro Bar’ to be Renamed Following State Park and Rec Vote

June 20, 2022 12:35 pm

During the weekend, the California State Park and Recreation Commission voted 7-0 to officially change the Negro Bar area of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area to Black Miners Bar following decades of speculation, petitioning, and debate. The controversy surrounding...

General Guidance in Reading California’s Food and Agricultural Code

June 20, 2022 6:57 amJune 20, 2022 7:00 am

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The twelfth alphabetically is the Food and Agricultural Code. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Food...

CA Republicans Demand Gas Tax Suspension While Dems Investigate High Gas Prices

June 20, 2022 2:30 amJune 20, 2022 2:56 pm

Friday marked 100 days of diddling by California’s supermajority party to provide relief at the pump for the state’s drivers from the record high gas prices. Rather than actually authorizing a gas tax holiday at the pump, Legislative Democrats want...

California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act

June 19, 2022 4:50 pmJune 19, 2022 4:52 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act is found in Civil Code Division 4 (General Provisions), Part 1 (Relief), Title 5, which is contained in Sections 3426 to 3426.11. Title 5 was added...

General Guidance in Reading the Fish and Game Code

June 19, 2022 7:38 amJune 19, 2022 7:41 am

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The eleventh alphabetically is the Fish and Game Code. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Fish...

The California Legislature’s Climate Change Policy Joint Committee

June 18, 2022 4:08 pmJune 18, 2022 4:10 pm

In addition to the Assembly’s 33 standing committees and the State Senate’s 22 standing committees, both houses of the California Legislature have numerous select committees and a handful of joint committees. These joint committees, naturally, have members of both houses...