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CA Republicans Demand Gas Tax Suspension While Dems Investigate High Gas Prices

June 20, 2022 2:30 amJune 20, 2022 2:56 pm

Friday marked 100 days of diddling by California’s supermajority party to provide relief at the pump for the state’s drivers from the record high gas prices. Rather than actually authorizing a gas tax holiday at the pump, Legislative Democrats want...

California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act

June 19, 2022 4:50 pmJune 19, 2022 4:52 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act is found in Civil Code Division 4 (General Provisions), Part 1 (Relief), Title 5, which is contained in Sections 3426 to 3426.11. Title 5 was added...

General Guidance in Reading the Fish and Game Code

June 19, 2022 7:38 amJune 19, 2022 7:41 am

California’s statutes are contained in 29 separate codes. The eleventh alphabetically is the Fish and Game Code. All 29 Codes have general provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. The following are selected general provisions of the Fish...

The California Legislature’s Climate Change Policy Joint Committee

June 18, 2022 4:08 pmJune 18, 2022 4:10 pm

In addition to the Assembly’s 33 standing committees and the State Senate’s 22 standing committees, both houses of the California Legislature have numerous select committees and a handful of joint committees. These joint committees, naturally, have members of both houses...

Bill to Ban Cat Declawing Gains Support Before Senate Committee Votes

June 17, 2022 4:32 pmJune 17, 2022 3:46 pm

A bill that would ban cat declawing, surgical claw removal, or tendonectomy procedures on cats has had support continue to row both amongst lawmakers and the public following it’s passage in the Assembly late last month. Assembly Bill 2606, authored...

CPUC Fines Utility Companies Over $22 Million For Planned Power Outage Violations in 2020

June 17, 2022 12:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Thursday that it will be fining Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) over a combined $22 million for violating Public Safety Power...

California Fish and Game Commission Delays Decision on Joshua Tree Protections

June 17, 2022 2:30 amJune 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to an agreement on Thursday on whether or not to list the Joshua tree as a threatened species, delaying a vote over the matter until October. For years, the Joshua tree...