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Transmutation of Marital Property in California

September 28, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 28, 2025 2:31 am

Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with transmutation of property when characterizing martial property. Section 850 provides that married persons may by agreement or transfer, with or without consideration, transmute community property...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2025 Edition

September 27, 2025 12:01 pmSeptember 27, 2025 12:02 pm

In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among...

Greenberg: Gavin Newsom Could Choose AOC as 2028 Running Mate

September 27, 2025 3:30 amSeptember 27, 2025 10:50 am

As the faltering Democratic Party looks toward the 2028 presidential election, California Governor Gavin Newsom currently stands as the frontrunner for the party’s nomination, bolstered by his national profile and handling (controversially) of high-stakes issues like immigration and gerrymandering. With...

Michelle Steel: Charlie Charged the Cockpit

September 27, 2025 2:55 amSeptember 27, 2025 2:56 am

It’s a fundamental human trait to mourn the loss of our loved ones. But, national tragedies of collective grief and incomprehensible anguish, such as the assassination of Charlie Kirk, demand something more. I can’t tell you the number of family...

Marine Debris

September 27, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 3, Article 3 deals with marine debris. Section 550 defines the terms “vessel” and “marine debris.” Section 551 provides that marine debris that is floating, sunk, partially sunk, or beached in or on a public waterway, public...

Some Recent Trends in California Legislative Drafting

September 26, 2025 12:47 pmSeptember 26, 2025 12:47 pm

In reviewing thousands of bills making their way through the legislative process each year, and co-teaching a course on Legislative Drafting at UC Davis King Hall School of Law for the past five years, I have noted a number of...

California’s Ministry of Truth: SB 771 is Gov. Newsom’s and Democrat’s Plan to Ban Speech They Hate

September 26, 2025 12:04 pmSeptember 29, 2025 10:24 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature claim they want to regulate social media over hate speech. Senate Bill 771 by Sen. Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) claims this is about “Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.” SB 771...