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Gov. and Legislature Ignoring Appellate Court’s Order to Return ‘Unlawfully Diverted’ Subprime Crisis Funds

October 10, 2019 7:40 amOctober 10, 2019 3:27 pm

In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown was ordered by the state’s 3rd Appellate District Court to repay more than $331 million in funds the state illegally diverted from a national fund intended to help homeowners struggling with foreclosures from the housing...

Assemblyman Philip Y. Ting who introduced AB 1215.

Governor Newsom Signs Bill Banning Facial Recognition Technology In Police Body Cameras

October 9, 2019 8:53 pmOctober 10, 2019 10:05 am

A new law that will halt all facial recognition software from being used in police body cameras was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom Monday. AB 1215 specifically prohibits “a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer from installing, activating, or...

Lawsuit: California Utility Customers Forced to Bail Out Utilities for Wildfires They Cause

October 9, 2019 4:01 pmOctober 10, 2019 1:57 pm

‘AB 1054 was enacted to serve the primary private purpose of bailing out investor owned utilities from the billions of dollars in damages from catastrophic wildfires they imprudently caused.’ A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court in California...

Ex-Felons Can Now Serve On California Juries Under New Law

October 9, 2019 2:30 pmOctober 9, 2019 4:01 pm

SB 310, the bill which restores jury duty rights to most formerly incarcerated people convicted under a felony, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday. The new law, while granting the right to serve on a jury,...

California Governor’s Line-Item Veto Authority

October 9, 2019 6:52 amOctober 8, 2019 2:54 pm

Article IV of the California Constitution concerns the legislative branch of government. However, it also describes powers of the Governor and the role that he or she plays in the legislative process. Specifically, Section 10 of Article IV deals with...

$15 Billion Dollar School Bond Is Coming To Ballots This March

October 9, 2019 5:22 amOctober 9, 2019 2:31 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom Signed into law AB 48, which will let voters decide in March whether or not to approve a $15 billion dollar bond for California Schools. According to the bill and subsequent bond measure, the $15 billion will...

The Housing Crisis Part III: Fullerton

October 8, 2019 6:05 amOctober 11, 2019 8:23 am

While driving down a few streets in the suburban Orange County city of Fullerton, an unusual by-product of the housing crisis presented itself. Rows and rows of large houses known as ‘McMansions’ built within the past 20 years lined the...