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New Coalition of Restaurant, Service Workers Speak Out Against Labor Unions

September 10, 2026 11:17 amSeptember 10, 2026 11:18 am

“The biggest myth about labor unions is that unions are for the workers. Unions are for unions, just as corporations are for corporations and politicians are for politicians,” Economist Thomas Sowell has said for years. Unions are businesses that make...

A Refresher on California Special Sessions

September 10, 2026 7:27 amSeptember 10, 2026 7:27 am

With growing talk of a special session of the California Legislature this month or next on wildfire liability, it is a good time for a refresher about special or extraordinary sessions. We start with the California Constitution and Article IV...

No Contest Clauses

September 10, 2026 2:37 amSeptember 10, 2026 2:38 am

Division 11, Part 3 of the California Probate Code deals with no content clauses in wills, trusts, and other instruments in this state. The following terms are defined: “contest,” “direct contest,” “no contest clause,” “pleading,” and “protected instrument.” Section 21311...

Ringside: Comments on the ‘Water Quality Control Plan’ for the Delta

September 9, 2026 4:39 pmSeptember 9, 2026 4:39 pm

The August 2026 final draft of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) “Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed” has been released. Written comments will be accepted through September 18, and the board will also take oral...

Regulation of Restricted Wildlife

September 9, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 9, 2026 2:01 pm

Article 3, Chapter 2, Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code deals with the regulation and enforcement and wild game related to importing, transporting, and sheltering of restricted live wildlife. Section 2185 provides that any person who transports, receives,...

Another California High Speed Rail Disaster: Brightline West Makes Federal Loan Bailout Request

September 9, 2026 1:00 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:24 pm

California’s perpetually incomplete high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on the High Speed Rail and the project is about...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...