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California Legal Commission Weighs In On Changes To State Bar Exam

February 27, 2023 5:02 pmFebruary 27, 2023 5:02 pm

The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam, a group consisting of members from the State Bar of California and the California Supreme Court, announced on Monday that the state would move away from the national bar...

U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down LA County Flavored Tobacco Ban Challenge

February 27, 2023 12:21 pmFebruary 27, 2023 12:21 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday they would not be hearing a final appeal to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. County of Los Angeles, which had challenged a 2020 LA County decision to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco...

Sacramento Homeless Drug-Addicted Transients Getting Fancy New Trailers!

February 27, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 27, 2023 2:31 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg recently sent out an official email announcing the brand new travel trailers (RV quality) for Sacramento’s Homeless drug-addicted transients to live in. These will be located in Sacramento’s former public park, Miller Park. The Mayor and...

COVID-19 Deaths In California Hit 100,000?

February 25, 2023 2:31 amFebruary 25, 2023 2:32 am

The California Department of Public Health announced earlier this week that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 topped 100,000 in the state since the pandemic began in February 202o. Since the first cases and deaths were announced three years...

Federal Tax Deadlines Extended To October Due To Recent Statewide Storms

February 24, 2023 4:42 pmFebruary 24, 2023 4:42 pm

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Friday that 2022 federal income and business tax returns, as well as tax payments, would have their filing dates extended to October 16th in 44 Counties due to the storms and subsequent damage that...

DeSantis Leads Trump In Early CA 2024 Presidential Election Poll

February 24, 2023 12:29 pmFebruary 24, 2023 12:29 pm

According to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is currently leading former President Donald Trump in support for the 2024 Republican primary in California. The poll also found 50% of Californians...

El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Should Ditch ‘Implicit Bias’ Training

February 24, 2023 9:09 amFebruary 25, 2023 9:44 am

“There is nothing onerous or frightening about implicit bias training,” the Sacramento Bee editorial board claims, critical of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for considering doing away with mandatory implicit bias training for all board appointees. The board voted...