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CA Files Suit Against Trump Administration Over Rollback of Federal Vehicle Emission Standards

April 6, 2019 2:03 amApril 8, 2019 9:29 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this one on behalf of the California Air Resources Board Friday, claiming that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed...

Is Mexico California’s ‘Great Neighbor?’

April 5, 2019 1:45 pmApril 10, 2019 8:05 am

After President Trump threatened to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and threatened to shut down the border with Mexico, Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard, said “Mexico does not act on the basis of threats. We are...

The Legislature and California Constitution Article IV

April 5, 2019 2:30 amApril 11, 2019 12:26 pm

The purpose of this article is to examine the constitutional provisions related to California’s Legislature and some of the appellate court decisions that provide insights into how these provisions are interpreted by the courts. Part I is here. Part II...

Sacramento’s Software Incompetence in the Software Capital of the World

April 4, 2019 6:00 pmApril 6, 2019 5:10 am

California owns a well-deserved reputation as being the global epicenter of high technology. In nearly every critical area, from aerospace to biotech, from nanotech to green tech, to telecommunications, to chip design, California’s universities and private companies are either the...

Auditor’s Findings Alleging Nepotism and Retaliation in Dept. of Insurance Audit Challenged

April 3, 2019 8:01 pmApril 5, 2019 7:46 am

A critical report by the California State Auditor alleging nepotism, retaliation, and other untoward acts was scrubbed clean of any individual names or the identities of the affected state agency. But the target of those allegations is challenging the veracity...

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Bail, But CA Still In Legal Bail Limbo

April 3, 2019 3:15 pmApril 5, 2019 7:57 am

For four years activist Plaintiffs lawyers have been suing smaller cities arguing that the existing bail system is unconstitutional because it violates the principle of equal protection under the law. In San Francisco, such a lawsuit claims, ““Wealthy arrestees purchase...

Soda Consumption is Not Declining in Berkeley, Despite Hefty Tax

April 3, 2019 2:15 amApril 5, 2019 8:04 am

State lawmakers have introduced a package of bills, seeking a statewide tax on sodas, to target soda and sugary beverages they claim contribute to diabetes, obesity and other health conditions. Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) has authored a bill prohibiting...