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California Courts and State Mandates in Statutes

December 23, 2024 2:30 amDecember 23, 2024 2:31 am

In County of San Diego v. Commission on State Mandates (2018), the California Supreme Court dealt with the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA) which, among other provisions, imposed duties on county governments. For the first 15 years of the SVPA’s existence,...

Conduct of the Trial in a Civil Action

December 22, 2024 2:33 amDecember 22, 2024 2:34 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 8 deals with the trial in civil actions. Chapter 4, Article 2 concerns the conduct of the trial. Section 607 provides, when the jury has been sworn, the trial must proceed in the...

San Diego County Board Of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas To Leave Office Next Month Despite Winning Reelection

December 21, 2024 10:32 amDecember 21, 2024 10:35 am

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas announced on Friday that she will leave the Board next month when her term ends, planning to leave office despite winning reelection last month. Born in Mexico, Vargas had been on...

Strengthening California’s Businesses Through Public Safety

December 21, 2024 10:01 amDecember 22, 2024 9:05 am

California’s standing as the 5th largest economy in the world didn’t happen by chance, but by the grit and determination of small and large businesses. The 829,369 immigrant-owned businesses in the State are more than numbers – they’re the backbone of our communities and economy. Despite...

California Courts and Ex Post Facto Laws

December 21, 2024 2:30 amDecember 21, 2024 2:31 am

What is an “ex post facto” law? This phrase comes from Latin that basically means “after the fact” and its describes when a law is changed retroactively to capture previous conduct and subject that conduct to legal consequences. Ex post...

California, New York, and Illinois Experienced Largest Domestic Population Losses 2023 and 2024

December 20, 2024 8:21 amDecember 20, 2024 8:31 am

In journalism, reporters are taught to never bury the lede – never hide the most important and relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information. Case in point: “California nets large population increase in 2024 — nearly returning to...

Can Donald Trump Make Cyber Great Again?

December 20, 2024 5:46 amDecember 20, 2024 5:47 am

If 2024 were a movie, it’d be a dystopian thriller where the hacker is both the hero and the villain. Picture this: Change Healthcare—a linchpin in America’s healthcare system—gets breached, exposing the private data of millions and prompting everyone to...