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DA George Gascon to Dismantle Lifer Unit

July 14, 2022 6:49 amJuly 14, 2022 7:06 am

Perhaps Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon sees the handwriting on the wall, and this is his parting shot at a constituency on the verge of recalling the embattled D.A. Gascon’s office has announced that the Parole Unit, also known...

California’s Financial Information Privacy Act

July 14, 2022 6:42 amJuly 14, 2022 6:46 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Financial Code Division 1.4 provides the California Financial Information Privacy Act, which is contained in Sections 4050 to 4060. Division 1.4 was added in 2003 by Chapter 241. Section 4050 names the...

Teva Pharmaceuticals Reached $24.8 Million Settlement With San Francisco Over Role in City-Wide Opioid Epidemic

July 13, 2022 3:54 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Tuesday that the City and County of San Francisco had reached a $24.8 million settlement with the Israeli drug manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals over their role in the opioid epidemic. The city, like...

Drafting Definitions in California Statutes

July 13, 2022 7:27 amJuly 13, 2022 6:34 am

An important part of any statute is the section on definitions. Of course, definitions are used to explain what a particular word or phrase that is used in the statute means. Bill drafters always try to ensure that there is...

Does George Gascon’s ‘Prosecutors Alliance of California’ Have a Future?

July 13, 2022 2:50 amJuly 12, 2022 5:35 pm

What’s up with the Prosecutors Alliance of California – that “bipartisan” coalition of elected prosecutors who include George Gascon and Chesa Boudin? The alliance came together in 2020 to form a “progressive alternative” to the state’s traditional prosecutors’ group, the California...

New SF DA Brooke Jenkins Announces Large Reversal of Boudin Policies Over Drug Arrests

July 13, 2022 2:30 amJuly 13, 2022 3:26 pm

Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Tuesday a sweeping change regarding crime in areas such as the Tenderloin district, vowing to end long-standing drug markets in the city. Crime in the Tenderloin, specifically the open selling...

California Computer Spyware Act

July 12, 2022 5:03 pmJuly 12, 2022 5:10 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Business and Professions Code Division 8, Chapter 32 provides the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act, which is contained in Section 22947 to 22947.6. Chapter 32 was added in 2004 by...