Legal
Objections to Desalination are Shopworn, Discredited Cliches
Anyone who still thinks that the Huntington Beach desalination plant poses a significant threat to the environment should ask themselves: Why would Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who depends on donors that never saw an environmentalist overreach they didn’t like,...
Placer Lawmakers and Lawyers Demand Gov. Newsom End ‘Oppressive and Capricious’ Lockdown Orders
It’s interesting to note how many different lawsuits throughout the state have been filed against California Governor Gavin Newsom over his indeterminate lockdown of 40 million residents, small businesses and public schools. An impressive press conference Friday took place in...
CA Congressman Tom McClintock: ‘No Borders, No Country’
Before the lockdown left took a wrecking ball to our economy last year, we were enjoying one of the greatest expansions of economic opportunity in our lifetimes. Unemployment was at its lowest rate in 50 years, the poverty rate was at its lowest...
Indoor Youth Sports To Resume Following Settlement By Newsom Administration
On Thursday, California agreed to a settlement with Let Them Play CA and two San Diego-area high school coaches, allowing both indoor and outdoor youth sports to resume in the state. Under the terms of the settlement, indoor youth sports...
Amended Cal-OSHA Regulation Exemption Bill
On March 3, Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) amended her Senate Bill 410 to exempt certain Cal-OSHA regulations from a regulatory impact assessment. The bill would amend Labor Code Section 142.4. Existing law provides that Occupational safety and health standards and...
Legislation to Protect Lawyer-Client Privilege Between DFEH’s lawyers and Complainants
On March 3, Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles) amended his Senate Bill 774 to create a lawyer-client privilege in the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The bill would add Section 954.1 to the Evidence Code. First, the bill would...