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Berkeley Going Gender-Neutral in its City Code

July 20, 2019 5:06 pmJuly 20, 2019 5:08 pm

The City of Berkeley, CA announced it is removing all gendered language from city code. “The City Council adopted the first reading of the new ordinance on Tuesday, which would replace all instances of ‘he’ and ‘she’ in the city...

Judge quashes illegal warrant executed against San Francisco journalist, but Bryan Carmody’s fight continues

July 18, 2019 7:56 pmJuly 20, 2019 8:06 am

A judge in San Francisco tossed a search warrant she issued against a freelance journalist in May, saying police did not disclose to her that the target of the warrant worked in the news media industry. The ruling, handed down...

When Shadows of Death Loomed Over Chico, California

July 18, 2019 9:51 amJuly 23, 2019 12:26 pm

The Butte County city of Chico, with a population of some 93,000, does not loom large on the national or state scene. On the other hand, it was important enough to put a branch of the California State University there....

Federal Gun Charges for Illegal Triple Manslaughter Suspect Ismael Huazo-Jardinez

June 14, 2019 6:36 amJune 14, 2019 6:40 am

Ismael Huazo-Jardinez, the previously deported illegal Mexican immigrant charged with vehicular manslaughter for a May 4 felony DUI crash in Knight’s Landing, now faces two counts of “alien in possession of a firearm while unlawfully in the United States,” according...

Job Killers: Business Tax Increases Pending Passage by CA Legislature

June 11, 2019 7:40 amJune 11, 2019 7:48 am

Chris Micheli posted a list of pending tax legislation of particular interest to the California business community. These bills are continuing through the legislative process, awaiting passage. Some of these bills are on the Cal Chamber Job Killer list. “These...

Direct Democracy Statutes and Cases Interpreting Them

June 10, 2019 6:28 amJune 10, 2019 7:14 am

The California Elections Code provides for aspects of direct democracy in this state. There have been many court decisions interpreting key provisions of the Elections Code. The following cases highlight some of the main decisions interpreting these statutory provisions. Initiatives...

Change California Taxpayers Can’t Believe In

June 9, 2019 2:05 amJune 8, 2019 5:53 pm

As Katy Grimes noted, SB 132 by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener “would allow prison inmates to decide their own sex, how they want to be addressed (Mr. Miss, Mrs. Ms.), and would require California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...