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Ringside: California’s Drought is Over, But We Still Must Invest in Water Supply Projects

January 29, 2026 3:37 pmJanuary 29, 2026 3:37 pm

For the last 25 years, the US Drought Monitor (USDM), a collaborative effort by the University of Nebraska, NOAA, the USDA, and other experts throughout the country, has released a weekly map that shows the location and intensity of drought across...

Jurisdiction for Eminent Domain Cases

January 29, 2026 2:00 pmJanuary 29, 2026 2:01 pm

Part 3, Title 7, Chapter 5, Article 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with jurisdiction and venue in the commencement of eminent domain proceedings in this state. Section 1250.010 requires all eminent domain proceedings to be commenced and...

Unethical and Unscientific Williams Institute Report

January 29, 2026 9:30 amJanuary 29, 2026 9:31 am

The Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles School of Law recently published a report on the impact of the historic wildfires on the LGBT communities and citizens affected. The report paints a dismal picture of discrimination and...

U.S. Department of Ed Finds California Violated Federal Law Hiding Students’ ‘Gender Transitions’ from Parents

January 29, 2026 7:52 amJanuary 29, 2026 7:52 am

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office announced Wednesday that the California Department of Education (CDE) is in continued violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—a federal law granting parents the right to access their...

California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

January 29, 2026 6:00 amJanuary 29, 2026 6:01 am

Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since...

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty Proposes Property Tax on ‘High-Priced’ Homes to fund Homeless Housing

January 29, 2026 3:55 amJanuary 29, 2026 3:56 am

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty wants to nearly quadruple a real estate transfer tax to fund homeless housing. McCarty says this tax could generate at least $9 million each year to help first-time homebuyers, renters and the homeless, and he claims...

Child Support Program Costs

January 29, 2026 2:30 amJanuary 29, 2026 2:31 am

Division 17, Chapter 2, Article 4 of the Family Code deals with program costs for child support enforcement in this state. Section 17701 established within California’s child support program a quality assurance and performance improvement program, pursuant to which local...