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Los Angeles Sues Monsanto Over Decades of Chemical Waterway Pollution

March 8, 2022 12:58 pmMarch 8, 2022 11:59 am

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced on Monday that the city would be suing the Monsanto Company, along with Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, for polluting LA’s waterways with with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dating back to the 1930’s. According...

Assembly Public Safety Committee Kills Bill to Repeal Prop. 47

March 8, 2022 11:48 am

The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard and killed Assembly Bill 1599 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay), which sought to repeal Proposition 47. With California’s ongoing crime spike exploding across the state, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, James Gallagher, and Jim Patterson...

California’s Retroactive v. Prospective Legislation

March 8, 2022 6:49 amMarch 8, 2022 6:56 am

In most instances, legislation applies prospectively, meaning after the law has been enacted and takes effect. Nonetheless, there are times when the Legislature desires statutes to be applied retroactively, and sometimes they also specify a prospective application date. The following...

Legalized Sports Gambling in California? Bet on it!

March 8, 2022 6:26 amMarch 8, 2022 6:47 am

With 32 states now having legalized sports gambling in one form or another, California is a bit late to the table. But it’s game on in the Golden State as competing interests begin the battle that will likely lead to...

Assemblyman Jim Cooper Stopped At Airport For Carrying Gun in Luggage

March 8, 2022 2:20 amMarch 9, 2022 10:01 am

Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) was stopped and questioned by Sacramento International Airport TSA security last week for attempting to bring a loaded pistol in his luggage. Cooper, a former Mayor of Elk Grove as well as a former City...

LA Mayor Garcetti Signs Major Road Speed Change Ordinance Into Law

March 7, 2022 7:11 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law an ordinance that reduces speed limits on 177 miles of streets on Monday, reversing limit increases set by an older statewide policy. The decision to introduce a large number of lowered speed...

Santa Cruz Prof. Exposes UC Policy to Allow Academic Departments to Issue Political Statements

March 7, 2022 11:43 am

Should any academic department within the University of California endorse statements on political issues in the name of the department? As scandalous as that may seem, that is exactly what has been proposed in the UC system by the University...