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Alternative Obligations

August 22, 2026 2:30 amAugust 22, 2026 2:31 am

Division 3, Part 1, Title 2, Chapter 4 deals with alternative obligations in California. Section 1448 provides that, if an obligation requires the performance of one of two acts, in the alternative, the party required to perform has the right...

Office of Administrative Law Review of Proposed Regulations

August 21, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 21, 2026 2:01 pm

In Title 1, General Provisions, Division 1, Office of Administrative Law, Chapter 1, there are provisions related to the review of proposed regulations. Article 1 contains the following five definitions: “APA” means the part of the California Administrative Procedure Act...

Ninth Circuit Dismisses RNC Challenge to Nevada’s Post-Election Mail Ballot Counting

August 21, 2026 12:36 pmAugust 21, 2026 12:48 pm

In a memorandum disposition filed Friday (see below), a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed the Republican National Committee’s long-running appeal challenging Nevada’s law that permits counting certain mail-in ballots received up to...

CA Tire Replacement Controversy: The 2026 Regulations are Regulatory CHOICES by Energy Commission

August 21, 2026 7:12 amAugust 21, 2026 7:12 am

The California Energy Commission’s newly adopted replacement-tire regulations have been reduced to a simplistic storyline: “Legislators passed a ‘bad bill’ tire-efficiency law.” That framing leaves Californians with an incomplete picture and misses some critical issues pertinent to non-elected commissions implementing...

Protecting the Owners of Securities

August 21, 2026 2:32 amAugust 21, 2026 2:33 am

Title 4, Division 2 of the California Corporations Code deals with securities and security owners protection. Chapter 1 deals with definitions and general provisions. Section 27000 provides that words used in this division have the meanings prescribed in the Corporate...

Steve Hilton Calls for Removal of Nancy Skinner and Plans to Abolish California Energy Commission

August 20, 2026 5:42 pmAugust 20, 2026 5:42 pm

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is calling for the removal of Nancy Skinner from the California Energy Commission (CEC), arguing that she is not qualified for the commission seat intended for an engineering or scientific expert. He also renewed his pledge...

California’s Housing Shortage Has a Washington Fingerprint

August 20, 2026 3:45 pmAugust 20, 2026 3:46 pm

I landed in California in 1990, the tail end of the Reagan afterglow, when the state still felt like the reward at the end of the road trip. Three decades later I’ve got two sons who will be hunting for...