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AG Bonta Declines to Prosecute Former LA Supe Sheila Kuehl, Giggans

August 8, 2024 10:17 amAugust 8, 2024 10:17 am

Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and her long-time friend Patti Giggans were given a pass on potential corruption charges by Attorney General Rob Bonta Wednesday. Based on whistleblower allegations, former Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva launched an...

Ringside: How to Achieve Water Abundance in California

August 8, 2024 7:00 amAugust 8, 2024 7:01 am

A study released in May, The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges, anticipated annual statewide water supply losses in the coming decades as follows: ending groundwater overdraft 2-3 million acre-feet (MAF), less from the Colorado River 0.5-0.8 MAF, climate change 1-3 MAF,...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco Activists Seek Banning Cars Along the Beach

August 8, 2024 2:55 amAugust 9, 2024 6:43 am

Activists in San Francisco have convinced a sufficient number of members of our Board of Supervisors to attack free movement of private vehicles along the City’s western edge, a stretch of roadway named “the Great Highway,” and place a ballot...

Production of Business Records under California’s Evidence Code

August 8, 2024 2:30 amAugust 8, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Evidence Code, in Division 11, Chapter 2, Article 4, has specified rules for the production of business records. Section 1560 defines the term “business” and “record.” When a subpoena duces tecum is served upon the custodian of records or...

Kamala Harris Owns California’s Third World City Hellscapes

August 7, 2024 12:54 pmAugust 7, 2024 12:54 pm

“Kamala Harris called rape of an unconscious person, human trafficking with minors, and domestic violence ‘non-violent’ crimes,” California Congressman Kevin Kiley recently said on X. “As California AG, she abused her power with a false ballot description that enabled these...

California’s Big Cities Offer Tiniest Apartments for $1,500 Monthly Rent

August 7, 2024 2:55 amAugust 7, 2024 2:56 am

A new analysis of 200 U.S. cities which looked at the balance between space, budget, and location, found that 32 out of the 50 cities with the least apartment space are in California. Ouch. The RentCafe analysis is interesting, even...

Bill Aimed at Modernizing Mental Health Services, Supervision Standards Signed Into Law

August 7, 2024 2:45 amAugust 7, 2024 2:46 am

A bill aimed at aimed at modernizing mental health services and supervision standards was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1024, authored by Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), would expand the law on where mental...