Lost Money and Goods
Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 6 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code deals with lost money and goods. Section 2080 states that any person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take...
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Categories of Some Other Types of Bills in California – 2026 Edition
There are numerous types of bills in the California Legislature. The chart below examines a dozen categories of bills in the 2025-26 Legislative Session. In addition, the chart includes the figures for the 2023-24 Legislative Session for comparison purposes. Type...
Pelosi Must Press Connie Chan on Anti-Israel Stance
Retiring congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Connie Chan to succeed her in San Francisco – even as Chan makes a sharp break with Pelosi’s own approach to Israel. Chan advanced from the June primary behind state Senator Scott Wiener; Pelosi...
Fewer Kids, More Payroll: LAUSD’s Math Problem
This week, California’s school finance watchdog rated Los Angeles Unified at high risk of insolvency. The district’s own numbers explain why. Between 2019-20 and 2024-25, enrollment fell from 440,365 students to 369,830, a drop of 16%. Over the same stretch,...
Tension Between Legislative and Judicial Branches on Statutory Interpretation
Is there a natural tension between the legislative and judicial branches of state government on statutory interpretation? I suggest that there is an inherent tension between the two separate, but co-equal branches. Why? Recently I came across the following provision...
Job Listing Services
Chapter 4 of Title 2.91 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code deals with job listing services in California. Section 1812.515 requires every job listing service subject to this title to maintain a bond issued by a...
Commentary on Federal Constitutional Judicial Branch Provisions
California’s state government, with its three branches, is based upon the federal government and its three separate, but co-equal branches. Both the United States and California Constitutions set forth these three branches of government. The following provides commentary regarding the...