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Interrogatories and Admission Requests

September 1, 2025 4:25 amSeptember 1, 2025 4:26 am

Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 17 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with form interrogatories and requests for admission under the Civil Discovery Act. Section 2033.710 required the Judicial Council to develop and approve official form interrogatories and...

Decades Long Tijuana Sewage Crisis: Real Progress In just 100 days

September 1, 2025 2:52 amDecember 16, 2025 11:41 am

For many years, untreated raw sewage has flowed into Southern California from Mexico and polluted the Tijuana River Valley, causing beaches to close, rendering them unusable. Even with beaches closed, and dangerous pollution issues, the federal government never managed to...

Boaters Lien Law

September 1, 2025 2:30 amSeptember 1, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 4 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with the boaters lien law. Section 500 provides that the name of this article is the “Boaters Lien Law”. Section 501 provides definitions for the following...

Comparing the Number of Lobbyists to Legislators

August 31, 2025 2:31 pmAugust 31, 2025 2:31 pm

Having wondered about the topic of the number of lobbyists to legislators as a legislative geek, I did some quick research about the number of lobbyists compared to legislators in a number of jurisdictions. First, I looked at those at...

Babylon Bee Gets Last Laugh, Federal Judge Finds CA ‘Deepfake ‘ Law Unconstitutional

August 30, 2025 3:43 pmSeptember 2, 2025 10:49 am

Babylon Bee, a satirical political website, is enjoying a favorable federal court decision in their case challenging Assembly Bill 2839, a “disinformation and deepfake” law passed by the California legislature and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The law specifically prohibited...

California Legislature Awash With Lobbyists, Second to New York

August 30, 2025 2:30 pmAugust 30, 2025 2:30 pm

As a legislative geek, I compared the number of lobbyists to legislators in a number of jurisdiction, including California. First, I looked at the federal and international levels. Then, I turned to states that had readily accessible information and compared...

California’s Rideshare Gig Workers: Unionization Was the Plan All Along

August 29, 2025 12:09 pmAugust 29, 2025 12:12 pm

California Governor Newsom, the Senate and Assembly “deliver landmark solutions in partnership with SEIU, Uber and Lyft that will provide a pathway to unionization for more than 800,000 workers and bring down the cost of rideshare services,” Democrats announced Friday....