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SLO District Attorney Dan Dow Opposes SB 577 which Eliminates Civil Protections for Child Sexual Assault Victims

September 8, 2025 10:29 amSeptember 8, 2025 10:30 am

In a letter to his own State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) and author of SB 577, San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow expresses his opposition the bill, which eliminates civil protections for child sexual assault victims. Dow sent...

VMT Housing Tax Buried in Budget Bill Could Add $324,000 Per Home or Apartment

September 8, 2025 7:17 amSeptember 9, 2025 9:26 am

A new Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT) housing tax was quietly buried in the recent budget housing bill package in Assembly Bill 130, the bill Newsom signed in June claiming he was reforming CEQA, the Holy Grail of environmental policy, California Environmental...

Liability of Vessels in California

September 8, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 8, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with liability of vessels generally. Section 420 makes a marine carrier liable in like manner as an inland carrier, except for loss or injury caused by...

‘Chaptering Out’ or ‘Double-Jointing’ Amendments – Which One Is It?

September 7, 2025 4:26 pmSeptember 7, 2025 7:45 pm

At the end of a California Legislative Session, Capitol observers will hear about the need to have “chaptering out amendments” adopted. However, that is not the correct term to use. “Chaptering out” is the problem that needs to be addressed...

LAPD Ends Taxpayer-Funded Protection of Former VP Kamala Harris Over Mounting Criticism

September 7, 2025 8:59 amSeptember 8, 2025 10:47 am

After reporting this week about the absurd waste of taxpayer funds to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris additional and ongoing taxpayer-funded security detail, first by the CHP, then by LAPD, the Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday announced that...

Separate Property in California

September 7, 2025 7:38 amSeptember 7, 2025 7:38 am

Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with separate property. Section 770 states that separate property of a married person includes all property owned before marriage, acquired after marriage by gift, bequest, or...

How the Legislature Complies with Proposition 54’s 72-Hour Rule

September 6, 2025 2:00 pmSeptember 6, 2025 2:07 pm

Proposition 54, which was enacted by the voters at the November 2016 general election, adopted constitutional and statutory changes dealing with bill amendments and recordings of legislative proceedings. Among those provisions, how does the California Legislature comply with Prop. 54’s...