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Ringside: Finding Water for the San Joaquin Valley

December 5, 2024 10:43 amDecember 5, 2024 10:43 am

Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley require roughly 15 million acre feet of water per year to irrigate their crops. In return they produce more than half of all California’s agricultural output. But everything is changing. Since 2000 the amount of...

Corrupt California Ballot Harvesting: Two More Republican Congressional Seats Lost After the Election

December 5, 2024 7:55 amDecember 6, 2024 9:26 am

California’s newly elected Assembly members and Senators were sworn in Monday December 2nd… while elections officials were still counting ballots. The first Monday in December has always been swearing-in Day for the California Legislature, from back in the day when...

Attachments in California Civil Actions

December 5, 2024 2:30 amDecember 5, 2024 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure, Part 2, Title 6.5, Chapter 2 provides general provisions for the use of attachments in civil actions. Section 482.010 titles Chapter 2 as “The Attachment Law.” Section 482.030 allows the Judicial Council to provide by rule...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments over Tennessee Ban on Gender Surgery for Trans Youth

December 4, 2024 7:24 amDecember 5, 2024 6:21 am

UPDATES below: Supreme Court hears arguments over Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, CBS reports. Transgender Care for Minors Faces Supreme Court Test, the New York Times says. The Associated Press states, “On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will...

Can California’s Broken Unemployment Insurance System Be Saved?

December 4, 2024 2:55 amDecember 4, 2024 7:26 am

“The State’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Financing System Is Broken. The state’s UI program is supposed to be self-sufficient—that is, the system should collect enough funds to pay for benefits over time.” That is the opening paragraph of the Legislative Analyst’s...

Dealing with Persons with an Unsound Mind in California Law

December 4, 2024 2:30 amDecember 4, 2024 2:31 am

Division 1, Part 1 of the California Civil Code has several provisions related to persons with unsound mind. Section 38 provides that a person entirely without understanding has no power to make a contract of any kind, but the person...

BREAKING: Recall Launched Targeting SF Supervisor Engardio

December 3, 2024 4:25 pmDecember 3, 2024 4:26 pm

Tuesday, a Notice of Intent to Recall was presented to the San Francisco Department of Elections with media and supporters on hand. This action kicks off yet another recall effort in a city which has seen four successful recalls in...