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California Trial Court Interpreter Employment

August 26, 2022 3:23 pmAugust 26, 2022 3:24 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 8, Chapter 7.5 provides the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act, which is contained in Section 71800 to 71829. Chapter 7.5 was added in 2002 by Chapter 1047....

Sen. Wiener’s Bill to Strip Nonprofit Status from Groups that Participated in Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’

August 26, 2022 8:39 amAugust 27, 2022 10:08 am

California’s Democrat Legislators set their sites recently on non-profit organizations they say participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol, following a speech by then-President Donald Trump. Lawmakers have passed a bill to allow the California Attorney General...

California’s Natural Community Conservation Planning Act

August 26, 2022 6:36 amAugust 26, 2022 6:54 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Fish and Game Code Division 3, Chapter 10 provides the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, which is contained in Section 2800 to 2835. Chapter 10 was added in 2002 by Chapter 4....

Through the Green Looking Glass at California’s Electrical Grid

August 26, 2022 2:05 amAugust 25, 2022 6:09 pm

California is squarely in the middle of another of our iconic summer months, where families can enjoy endless sunshine and warm evenings. Unfortunately, due to our inability to meet our power demands, this iconic time has become synonymous with the...

What Are the Requirements for Elections to the California Legislature?

August 25, 2022 2:30 pmAugust 25, 2022 2:37 pm

Article IV, Section 2 of the California Constitution provides the main requirements for California legislative elections. As most are aware, the 80 members of the Assembly are elected to 2-year terms, while the 40 members of the Senate are elected...

Extended Alcohol Serving Hours Bill Killed in Assembly – Again

August 25, 2022 2:07 pm

A bill that would have enacted a pilot program to allow alcohol to be served between an extra one to two hours per night was voted down in the Assembly on Thursday, killing the bill and prior similar ones for...

Sen. Hertzberg Warned He Would Bring the Zero-Bail Bill Back – And He Just Did

August 25, 2022 11:59 amAugust 27, 2022 8:30 am

The bill to reform/destroy the bail industry in California by annually revising statewide bail schedule and set the bail amount closer to the charged person’s ability to pay, Senate Bill 262 by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), has been taken...