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House Antitrust Bills Have California’s $5+ Billion Tech Industry Concerned

January 21, 2022 2:26 amJanuary 20, 2022 3:46 pm

California’s tech industry supports two million jobs, and accounts for more than a quarter of America’s nearly $2 trillion Innovation Economy. That’s $2,000,000,000,000. California’s share is $500,000,000,000 There is a lot of talk throughout the country about reining in and...

California Statutes Codifying Court Decisions

January 20, 2022 6:17 pmJanuary 20, 2022 4:34 pm

On occasion, the California Legislature codifies in statute reported appellate court decisions. These codifications are helpful because they make clear how the Legislature intends for the courts to interpret the code sections that rely upon the court decision. The following...

California Has Existing Tools to Assist Struggling Restaurant/Bar Industry

January 20, 2022 3:12 pmJanuary 20, 2022 3:30 pm

Previous state and federal programs have been helpful to the California hospitality industry. However, for a host of reasons, including the length of the pandemic and the disproportionate impact it has had on restaurants and bars, this critical California sector...

Enforcement of the California Political Reform Act

January 20, 2022 3:01 pmJanuary 20, 2022 3:08 pm

California’s Political Reform Act contains a number of enforcement mechanisms. They are contained in Government Code Title 9, Chapter 11, in Sections 91000 – 91014. Section 91000 specifies that any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Spending $23 Million on Another Homeless Hotel

January 20, 2022 1:14 pmJanuary 20, 2022 1:14 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced this week the city has been awarded a $23.9 million state Homekey grant to convert a downtown hotel into housing for homelessness vagrants. $23 million is quadruple the annual budget of many effective local programs...

Sen. Mike McGuire Named New Senate Majority Leader

January 20, 2022 11:34 am

On Wednesday, Senate President Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) named Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) the new Senate Majority Leader, replacing Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) whose Senate term is up at the end of the year. McGuire first held elected office...

Statements of Economic Interest by California Public Officials

January 20, 2022 6:55 amJanuary 20, 2022 7:10 am

California Government Code Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 5 requires statements of economic interests (SEI) to be filed as part of the conflict of interest laws. Section 87500 requires SEI to be filed as follows: Statewide elected officers—one original with...