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OPINION: Fighting Fire With Fire – The Demise of Prometheus

August 19, 2024 2:45 amAugust 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the wildfire crisis in the American West reaches a tipping point, it’s time for a candid conversation about the role of federal agencies in managing forests and fighting this plague of devastating fires. LAKE TAHOE, NV. As the American...

California’s UI Appeals Board

August 19, 2024 2:30 amAugust 19, 2024 2:31 am

The California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board is set forth in the Unemployment Insurance Code, in Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 3. Section 401 provides that there is in the department an Appeals Division consisting of the California Unemployment...

After Fighting Initiative, Gov. Newsom Taking Credit for Making Crime Illegal Again

August 18, 2024 2:55 amAugust 20, 2024 8:59 am

Nearly 50% of the stores in San Francisco have closed and residents are fleeing the city. Sacramento’s downtown still looks as if the 2020 riots just took place. Los Angeles is… well, it’s Los Angeles. And California Governor Gavin Newsom...

California State Capitol dome shines against blue sky

Secondary Evidence of Writings in California’s Evidence Code

August 18, 2024 2:30 amAugust 18, 2024 2:31 am

The issue of second evidence of written documents is covered in Division 11, Chapter 2, Article 1 of the California Evidence Code. Section 1520 provides that the content of a writing may be proved by an otherwise admissible original. Section...

Notice and Administrative Review under the UI Code

August 17, 2024 2:30 amAugust 17, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code in Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 10 addresses important issues of notice and administrative review. Section 1206 provides that a notice given under this chapter by the director, an administrative law judge, or the...

Bill to Support Children Of Military Parents Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee

August 16, 2024 4:00 pmAugust 16, 2024 5:10 pm

A bill to enshrine a program that helps military families identify schools that specialize in providing support for the unique challenges military children face under state law passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 920, authored by Senator...

An ‘Inclusive’ DEI Sacramento

August 16, 2024 9:00 amAugust 16, 2024 10:59 am

The City of Sacramento has – like sooo many other cities – an Office of Diversity and Equity and it wants you to know – to start with – exactly what that means. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are, of course,...