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Withholding Contract Funds

March 18, 2025 7:01 amMarch 18, 2025 7:01 am

Division 2, Part 5 of the California Public Contract Code provides for the withholding of contract funds. Section 22300 defines the term “contractor.” In addition, this section requires provisions to be included in any invitation for bid and in any...

CAGOP Convention Recap: Trump’s MAGA Momentum Shunned

March 17, 2025 6:20 pmMarch 17, 2025 6:20 pm

Opening day, Friday March 14th 2025, saw county party delegates from around the state arriving in Sacramento, eager to fete the triumphs of Donald Trump and his nearly completed White House administration. Across the nation, DOGE and accountability measures are...

Senator Suzette Valladares Announced as Next GOP Senate Caucus Whip

March 17, 2025 4:31 pmMarch 17, 2025 4:32 pm

California Republican Party leadership continued change on Monday with the announcement that Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) is to be the new GOP Senate Caucus whip. Valladares moves up to the top spots in party leadership after only a...

How is it that ACLU and Law Enforcement Agree on Exempting Probation Officers from Jury Duty?

March 17, 2025 2:21 pmMarch 17, 2025 8:25 pm

A new bill, AB 387, supported by law enforcement groups and the ACLU, would exempt probation officers from the jury selection process, also known as voir dire, for criminal cases. Probation officers are sworn peace officers tasked with supervising those...

The Last Thing California Needs is Katie Porter, Kamala Harris, and Gavin Newsom

March 17, 2025 10:41 amMarch 17, 2025 10:42 am

As expected, former Representative Katie Porter declared that she is running for Governor of California. This followed an announcement that former Vice President Kamala Harris will decide by the end of Summer 2025 on whether she will run for governor...

Farewell Tour for CAGOP Chairwoman Jessica Patterson

March 17, 2025 3:55 amMarch 17, 2025 6:35 am

The California Republican Party just elected Corrin Rankin as its new chairwoman. Despite some dirty rumors and tactics, Rankin garnered 747 votes ahead of the 559 for former State Senator Mike Morrell. “Change is coming to California. It’s time to...

Electronic Transactions Act

March 17, 2025 2:30 amMarch 17, 2025 2:31 am

California Code of Civil Procedure Part 1, Title 4, Chapter 2, deals with levying officer electronic transaction act. Section 263 provides the name of Chapter 2. Section 263 contains legislative findings and declarations that modern technologies offer alternatives to paper-based...