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Mode of Transfer of Real Property

May 21, 2026 2:30 amMay 21, 2026 2:31 am

Division 2, Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 2, Article 1 of the Civil Code deals with the mode of transfer in the transfer and acquisition of real property in California. Section 1091 provides that an estate in real property, other...

Ringside: California’s Plans for Energy and Water Can be Misleading

May 20, 2026 4:53 pmMay 20, 2026 4:53 pm

When Governor Gavin Newsom’s water plan calls for nine million acre feet of new water supply, it turns out part of that total is increased storage capacity in reservoirs, which will not result in an equivalent amount of available water....

Sacramento’s Gift to California HOAs: Capped Budgets and Crumbling Streets

May 20, 2026 3:32 pmMay 20, 2026 3:32 pm

I’ve spent sixteen years on the Ladera Ranch Community Services board and coached youth football and rugby for years. Both roles share one practical lesson: arbitrary limits imposed from outside don’t lower costs. They shift them, and usually onto the...

Specific Guidance for Drafting Regulations

May 20, 2026 2:00 pmMay 20, 2026 2:01 pm

The following are some specific drafting principles I have found in the drafting manuals of other states, which appear to apply in California based upon my review of regulations over the years: If a department is defined, then all subsequent...

Fraud Cover Up: California High Speed Rail Legislation to Hide Evidence of Fraud

May 20, 2026 10:55 amMay 20, 2026 11:00 am

California’s High-Speed Rail boondoggle is now estimated to cost taxpayers $231 billion, up from its original $33.5 billion price tag in 2008 when voters passed Proposition 1A. Voters were deceived by the original ballot summary and language in Proposition 1A...

California Still Owes $23B in Pandemic-Era Unemployment Loans to Feds, But the Bill is Coming Due

May 20, 2026 6:54 amMay 20, 2026 6:58 am

California is the only state in the country that hasn’t repaid its COVID-era unemployment loans to the federal government. And Governor Gavin Newsom is sticking the bill to the state’s business owners. Not many Californians even knew that California borrowed...

Powers of Trustees

May 20, 2026 2:30 amMay 20, 2026 2:31 am

Article 1 deals with general provisions. Section 16200 provides that a trustee has three specified powers without the need to obtain court authorization. Section 16201 provides that this chapter does not affect the power of a court to relieve a...