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What Is in California’s Government Code?

April 3, 2022 5:06 pmApril 3, 2022 5:12 pm

The California Government Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Government Code contains 52 Titles. There are also numerous parts, divisions, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a...

Mayor and Governor Blame Gun Violence When 6 are Killed, 10 Injured in Downtown Sacramento Shooting

April 3, 2022 10:21 amApril 3, 2022 10:26 am

Six people were killed and 10 were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento late Saturday night/early Sunday, turning several blocks of the Capitol city into a massive crime scene, CBS 13 reported. Sacramento police spent the early hours...

Successor Agencies in California Legislation

April 3, 2022 8:40 amApril 3, 2022 8:56 am

On occasion, the Legislature closes down an executive branch entity and creates a successor entity. This necessitates several steps, beginning with dissolution of the existing entity. That is followed by the creation of the new entity which succeeds to the...

What Is in California’s Food and Agriculture Code?

April 2, 2022 5:23 pmApril 2, 2022 5:29 pm

The California Food and Agriculture Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Food and Agriculture Code, often referred to as the “Food & Ag Code,” contains 27 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles...

The Failure of California Electricity Policy in One Image

April 2, 2022 7:50 amApril 2, 2022 10:21 pm

In a few weeks it will be one year since the article “California just hit 95% renewable energy. Will other states come along for the ride?” appeared in the Los Angeles Times. Its author, reporter Sammy Roth, had learned that California briefly...

What Is a Section 2230 Waiver in California Legislation?

April 2, 2022 7:40 amApril 2, 2022 7:45 am

When readers are looking at bills that affect the California Revenue and Taxation Code, they might come across the following provision that would be near the end of a bill: Notwithstanding Section 2230 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, no...

California’s Water Crisis Lingers as Gov. Newsom Vacations in Costa Rica

April 2, 2022 2:45 amApril 4, 2022 9:20 am

How can California have a water crisis when the state borders the Pacific Ocean, and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 400 miles north-south and 50 miles to 80 miles east–west, drains into more than 15 rivers, 6 lakes, and numerous...