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Which Will Kill Off California’s Remaining Businesses First: Riots or Governor’s Latest Reopening Rules Change?

August 31, 2020 7:29 amSeptember 8, 2020 6:59 am

“We need to live differently,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday after moving the state re-opening goalposts once again. Governor Gavin Newsom announced yet another new set of guidelines for re-opening counties in California, replacing the state COVID-19 watchlist system, and...

Bruce Babbitt’s California Grand Water Bargain is a Selfie to Seek Federal Appointment

August 31, 2020 6:46 amAugust 31, 2020 6:52 am

Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior under Pres. Bill Clinton, is calling for a “Grand Water Bargain” for California as he did in 1994 when he was formerly Secretary of the Interior under Pres. Bill Clinton. Babbitt was the...

Seat of Government

August 31, 2020 6:28 amAugust 31, 2020 6:29 am

The seat of a government is generally defined as the building or buildings where a government exercises its duties and responsibilities as set forth in a constitution or charter. In most jurisdictions, the capital of the city, state or country...

AB 3262 Would Create Strict Liability for Electronic Marketplaces

August 29, 2020 2:24 pmAugust 29, 2020 2:41 pm

California case law provides for strict liability for defective products that injure persons that are placed into market by manufacturers and retailers. The main exemption from liability is for products inherently unsafe and the product is known to be unsafe...

Two New Tax Bills Arise in Waning Days of Session

August 29, 2020 6:58 amAugust 29, 2020 7:01 am

On August 28, Assembly Bill 1876 was amended to make a series of tax law changes. AB 1876 is authored by the Assembly Committee on Budget and it would amend Section 17052 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. As a...

SB 822 Budget Trailer Bill on Labor and Employment

August 28, 2020 10:15 pmAugust 28, 2020 10:18 pm

On August 27, Senate Bill 822 by the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review was amended to deal with “worker protections” by adding provisions of law to the Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Labor Code. Section One...

SB 1447 Budget Trailer Bill Would Provide a New Hiring Tax Credit

August 28, 2020 5:13 pmAugust 28, 2020 5:23 pm

On August 27, Senate Bill 1447 was gutted-and-amended from a bill dealing with mortgages to a bill on small business tax credits. SB 1447 is jointly authored by Senators Steve Bradford and Anna Caballero, as well as Assembly Member Sabrina...