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CA Senate Republicans Call For Mental Health Investment of $10B in State’s Homeless

April 19, 2022 7:05 am

California Senate Republicans announced Monday they are calling for investing $10 billion in California’s mental health crisis in the state’s burgeoning homeless population. The Republicans sent a letter to Senate Budget Chairwoman Nancy Skinner and Assembly Budget Chairman Phil Ting,...

Richard Pan and the Growing Movement to Stop Him

April 19, 2022 2:18 amApril 19, 2022 4:00 pm

At the April 10 Los Angeles Defeat the Mandates rally, four names were mentioned by speakers more than any other: 1. God 2. Joe Biden 3. Gavin Newsom 4. Richard Pan God generally received wide support from the thousands of...

California Williamson Act Bills

April 18, 2022 3:33 pmApril 18, 2022 4:37 pm

In the California Government Code, Title 5 (Local Agencies), Division 1 (Cities and Counties), Part 1 (Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Counties), Chapter 7 (Agricultural Land), there is the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, commonly known as...

What Is in California’s Vehicle Code?

April 18, 2022 6:25 amApril 18, 2022 6:45 am

The California Vehicle Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Vehicle Code contains 33 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a broad...

Legislation to Lease or Acquire State Property

April 17, 2022 9:15 amApril 17, 2022 9:24 am

California’s Department of General Services (DGS), which is under the Government Operations Agency, is charged with acquiring, constructing, and maintaining state buildings and property in this state. DGS generally has authority under existing law to lease or exchange specified parcels...

AB 2932 Proposes Mandated Four-Day Workweek

April 16, 2022 4:12 pmApril 18, 2022 9:09 am

Assembly Members Evan Low and Cristina Garcia are joint authors of Assembly Bill 2932, which would amend Section 510 of the California Labor Code to change the definition of a “workweek” in this state. Existing state law defines the term...

Why Do California Codes Have General Provisions?

April 16, 2022 7:53 amApril 16, 2022 7:58 am

At the beginning of all 29 Codes that contain all of California’s statutes, there is either a section titled “General Provisions” or “Preliminary Matters.” What are these sections and what purpose do they serve? These general or preliminary provisions often...