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Gov. Newsom Threatens Lawsuit Against City Of Norwalk over Homeless Housing Moratorium

September 17, 2024 12:42 pmSeptember 17, 2024 12:42 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced on Tuesday that the city of Norwalk has received a notice of violation and a possible lawsuit warning if they don’t reverse their city-wide moratorium on...

California Insurance Crisis: Homeowners Getting Insured Right Out of Their Homes

September 17, 2024 7:11 amSeptember 17, 2024 3:55 pm

In the late 1970’s Californians were being taxed out of their homes. Grandmas could not pay the escalating property tax bills on long-held family homes, and defaulted or were forced to sell. Thus, Proposition 13 was passed by voters and...

Organization of California Courts

September 17, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 17, 2024 2:31 am

Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Government Code contains general provisions related to the organization and government of our state’s courts. Section 68070 provides that every court may make rules for its own government so long as they are...

Greenberg Brief: Harris and Breed, Similarities and Failures

September 16, 2024 6:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 6:01 pm

Some interesting parallels are emerging with Kamala Harris and San Francisco’s incumbent mayor London Breed, beyond both women having dated former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. After watching several debates in which Breed had participated, and the televised Trump/Harris debate...

‘Emerge’ With Kamala

September 16, 2024 2:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 2:01 pm

Unless you are an active politically progressive woman, you most likely have not heard of Emerge America or its local (actually, it’s founding group) Emerge California. But you should know about them, in part because they – along with Willie...

Determination and Payment of UI Benefits in California

September 16, 2024 1:05 pmSeptember 16, 2024 1:06 pm

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code in Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 5, Article 3 deals with the filing, determination, and payment of unemployment compensation benefit claims in this state. Section 1326 provides that claims for unemployment compensation benefits are made in...

Political Pointillism: Step Back and See Everything

September 16, 2024 8:42 amSeptember 16, 2024 8:43 am

If you happen to be at the Art Institute of Chicago, you can see Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. If you are not in Chicago, here’s the painting. Anyway, you’ve seen...