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Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Forestry and Mass Timber

August 7, 2025 3:05 amAugust 7, 2025 3:06 am

There are at least two massive opportunities to engage in cost-effective carbon sequestration. Neither would require subsidies and both could be performed exclusively by the private sector. They are controversial, but for different reasons. This week, building on last week’s...

Bill to Require Law Enforcement Disclosure if AI Was Used To Help Write Reports

August 7, 2025 2:45 amAugust 7, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to require law enforcement agency disclosure if artificial intelligence was used to help write reports grew in momentum this month along with other public safety bills, hinting at passage in both houses in the coming weeks. Senate Bill...

Attorney Work Product in California

August 7, 2025 2:30 amAugust 7, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 4 deals with attorney work product under the Civil Recovery Act. Section 2018.010 defines the term “client.” Section 2018.020 sets forth the policy of the state, including the need to preserve...

SF Chronicle Annoyingly Warns ‘COVID Cases in California are Climbing Again’

August 6, 2025 5:00 pmAugust 6, 2025 7:08 pm

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water again, the San Francisco Chronicle warns “COVID Cases in California are Climbing Again. “California is experiencing a renewed uptick in COVID-19 infections.” Oh no! Quarantine yourself. Shelter-in-place....

Small Businesses Still Paying for Sacramento’s Mistakes

August 6, 2025 3:00 amAugust 6, 2025 6:40 am

Imagine someone breaking your window, handing you the bill, and calling it even. That’s exactly what’s happening to small businesses in California. While every other state that borrowed federal money to cover unemployment costs during the pandemic has paid off...

Seaport Infrastructure Financing in California

August 6, 2025 2:29 amAugust 6, 2025 2:30 am

Division 6, Part 1, Chapter 3 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with seaport infrastructure financing districts. Section 1710 provides six legislative findings and declarations, including that the seaport infrastructure financing district is specifically developed to include publicly...

AB 495: ‘A Child Trafficker’s and Kidnapper’s Dream Bill’

August 5, 2025 3:00 pmAugust 5, 2025 4:03 pm

California parents have been betrayed once again by Democrats in the California Legislature, and are in for a shock from their elected lawmakers. Assembly Bill 495, ludicrously titled the “Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025” claims the bill “is a...