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Sen. Wiener Holds Annual Halloween Pumpkin Carving Event with Celebrity Drag Queen Judges

October 28, 2021 7:41 amApril 3, 2022 8:04 am

California Sen. Scott Wiener sent out an email Wednesday inviting me to his annual pumpkin carving event in San Francisco. And, there will be “celebrity drag queen judges and awards for winning pumpkins!” Isn’t pumpkin carving an activity that kids...

Underground Regulations and California’s Administrative Procedure Act

October 28, 2021 2:15 amOctober 28, 2021 6:44 am

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is charged with ensuring that agency and department regulations are “clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public.” OAL is responsible for reviewing proposed regulations by California’s more than 200 state agencies and...

Another In-N-Out Shut Down For Refusing to Become the Vaccination Police

October 27, 2021 2:27 pm

Another Bay Area county has closed down an In-N-Out restaurant because the burger chain “refuses to become the vaccination police.” Last week the San Francisco city health department closed an In-N-Out fast food burger restaurant over the company’s refusal to...

California Ranks #1 For Highest Gas Prices in Nation

October 27, 2021 11:14 amOctober 27, 2021 11:14 am

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline rose six cents over the past week to hit $3.38, according to AAA. California has the highest average cost for regular grade gas at $4.54 a gallon, $4.745 for mid-grade unleaded,...

Determining Whether Agency Action Is a Regulation

October 27, 2021 2:24 amOctober 26, 2021 8:18 pm

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) sets forth the process for executive branch administrative agencies to promulgate regulations. These formal actions can add, amend or repeal regulations that are contained in the Code of California Regulations. As a threshold matter, one...

Gov. Newsom Traveling to Scotland for Climate Change Conference with 22 Lawmakers, Agency Heads

October 26, 2021 7:50 amOctober 27, 2021 11:52 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling to Scotland to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference next week, “to end the reliance on oil,” and he’s taking 22 lawmakers and agency heads with him. “Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that...

Emergency Regulations Under the APA

October 26, 2021 2:45 amOctober 25, 2021 9:17 pm

Under California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), there are two forms of rulemaking: regular and emergency. The emergency rulemaking process has different requirements, but generally includes a brief public notice period, a brief public comment period, review by the California Office...