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Can Legislation Affect Pending Litigation?

July 21, 2022 7:35 amJuly 21, 2022 7:37 am

Sometimes a question is raised about the potential impact of legislation on pending litigation in state court. As a general rule (sometimes referred to as a “custom and practice”), the California Legislature prefers not to enact legislation that specifically makes...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approve 220 new SFPD officers in City Budget

July 21, 2022 2:30 amJuly 20, 2022 10:35 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve a two-year, $14 billion budget that includes the hiring of 220 police officers to fill vacancies within the San Francisco Police Department, and to help combat the high crime...

LA County Officially Returns Bruce’s Beach To Heirs 98 Years Later

July 20, 2022 4:45 pm

In a ceremony in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan gave the official land transfer document of Bruce’s Beach to Anthony Bruce, a great-great-grandson of the original owners of the beach, officially ending the controversial takeaway...

E-bike Safety Instruction Bill Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

July 20, 2022 12:41 pmJuly 21, 2022 11:44 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday allowing school districts across the state to expand student safety instruction by local law enforcement over new types of student transportation. Assembly Bill 2028, authored by Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna...

Sacramento Mayor Does Bait-and-Switch on Remote City Homeless Shelter

July 20, 2022 8:21 am

A 24-hour homeless respite center on the outermost fringe of the City of Sacramento will be turned into a 50-bed homeless shelter – right next door to the Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home, Renfree Baseball Park, and Del Paso Regional Park....

California’s First Codes

July 20, 2022 6:36 amJuly 20, 2022 6:38 am

California’s first constitution was adopted in 1849 after the Constitutional Convention of 1849. That first state constitution was actually published in both English and Spanish. Thereafter, a second constitutional convention was held in 1878-79 and resulted in California’s second constitution,...

Gavin Newsom Measures the Drapes in the White House, While Keeping California Under State of Emergency

July 20, 2022 2:50 amJuly 20, 2022 11:48 am

While President Joe Biden was visiting the Middle East last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to Washington D.C. “to accept an award from the Education Commission of the States in recognition of California’s transformative improvements to education.” The governor who closed...