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The Rule of Lenity in California

October 2, 2026 2:30 amOctober 2, 2026 2:32 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken – 2026 Edition

October 1, 2026 8:45 pmOctober 1, 2026 8:45 pm

The following research was updated in October 2026 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California Legislature over the past few years. I examined the following five categories of information for each year, as set forth...

Ringside – Geothermal Energy: A Huge Wildcard

October 1, 2026 3:03 pmOctober 1, 2026 3:05 pm

If geothermal energy is a niche source of power in California, then it is in good company. In 2025, geothermal energy generated 10,908 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in California. That puts it well above biomass (4,226 GWh), and sort of...

California Students Deserve Accountability – Not Excuses

October 1, 2026 2:01 pmOctober 1, 2026 2:01 pm

As State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond prepares to conclude his tenure, California parents, educators and taxpayers have every right to ask a simple question: Did our state’s public education system become more accountable, transparent and focused on student...

Accession to Personal Property

October 1, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 1, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Part 4, Title 3, Chapter 2 deals with accession to personal property for acquisition of property. Section 1025 provides that, when things belonging to different owners have been united so as to form a single thing, and cannot...

AZ Governor Hobbs Sides With Tohono O’odham Against United States Gov’t In Bid To Pause Border Wall Project

October 1, 2026 1:22 pmOctober 1, 2026 1:22 pm

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is supporting the Tohono O’odham Nation’s effort to pause a planned 62-mile border wall project while its legal challenge proceeds, arguing that continued work could damage cultural resources before the dispute is resolved. In a...

The Real AI Cybersecurity Threat Isn’t Intelligence – it’s Authority

October 1, 2026 11:48 amOctober 1, 2026 11:51 am

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a new kind of employee. It can search documents, draft correspondence, write code, analyze financial data and interact with business applications around the clock. Increasingly, AI systems can do more than answer questions. They can...