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Unincorporated Associations and Designation of Agents

August 9, 2026 2:30 amAugust 9, 2026 2:31 am

Corporations Code Title 3, Part 1, Chapter 4 deals with the designation of an agent for service of process for an unincorporated association in this state. Section 18200 provides that an unincorporated association may file with the Secretary of State,...

Flock System Alerts Arizona Police To Shooting Before 911 Call Amid Surveillance Backlash

August 8, 2026 5:03 pmAugust 8, 2026 5:15 pm

An Arizona police department credited an automated gunshot-detection system with alerting officers to a weekend shooting before the first 911 call arrived, providing a new public-safety example for Flock Safety as opposition to the company’s surveillance technology grows in Arizona...

General Partners

August 8, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 8, 2026 2:01 pm

Corporations Code Title 2, Chapter 4.5, Article 4 deals with general partners under the California Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008. Section 15904.01 provides that a person becomes a general partner in four specified conditions. Section 15904.02 specifies that each...

US Jobs Report Shows Foreigners in Labor Force Declined Significantly

August 8, 2026 8:34 amAugust 8, 2026 4:39 pm

The alphabet soup of news outlets reveled in reporting Friday that the US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs last month. ABC repeated this hourly on radio all day, without offering the reason why. The New York Times made even more...

The Polling Paradox of 2026

August 8, 2026 7:38 amAugust 9, 2026 7:39 am

Eighty-nine days before the midterms, the single most-watched number in American politics cannot agree with itself. CNN’s poll with SSRS puts Democrats ahead by eight points on the generic congressional ballot. Emerson College says eleven. The Washington Post-Ipsos survey says...

Medical Information General Provisions

August 8, 2026 2:30 amAugust 8, 2026 2:31 am

Division 1, Part 2.6, Chapter 1 deals with definitions for the confidentiality of medical information. Section 56 provides that this part is the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. Section 56.05 defines the following terms: “authorization,” “authorized recipient,” “confidential communications request,”...

Chart on Types of Amendments

August 7, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 7, 2026 2:01 pm

The following chart lists the main types of amendments that can be made to legislative measures considered in the California Legislature: Type Explanation Author Upon request of the author of a measure, the chairperson of the committee to which the...