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Bill To Tighten Parameters of Expert Testimony Placed on Suspense File

January 19, 2022 3:50 pm

A bill to tighten the parameters of allowable expert testimony, and to make it easier for those convicted to try for exoneration based on false expert witness testimony, was placed on the Suspense file in the Senate Appropriations Committee on...

California’s Conflict of Interest Codes

January 19, 2022 3:03 pmJanuary 19, 2022 1:36 pm

Government Code Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 3 requires conflicts of interest codes to be adopted. Section 87300 specifies that every agency must adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code (COIC) and a COIC has the force of law...

Proposed Education Funding Scheme Doesn’t Address California’s Needed Public School Reforms

January 19, 2022 7:42 am

Between the 2020 and 2021 school years, tens of thousands of students left California’s public schools – the latest total shows more than 160,000 students have left California schools. COVID-19 student absences have also wreaked havoc among California public schools,...

Terms Defined in the California Elections Code

January 19, 2022 6:55 amJanuary 19, 2022 7:00 am

The California Elections Code, in Division 0.5, Chapter 4, contains over 60 definitions of terms used throughout the Code. These defined terms include the following: Section 300 defines “vote by mailer voter” and “military or overseas voter.” Section 300.5 defines...

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti nominates Kristen Crowley as next LAFD Chief

January 19, 2022 2:04 amJanuary 18, 2022 9:05 pm

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Deputy and Fire Marshal Kristen Crowley was nominated to become the first female Chief of the LAFD by Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday, replacing current Chief Ralph Terrazas. Terrazas has been the Chief of the...

Sacramento DA Arrests Woman in $2.75 Million EDD Fraud Scheme

January 18, 2022 3:39 pm

In April 2021, agents from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Employment Development Department, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation arrested 35-year-old Jamie Williams-Major in connection with a significant Employment Development Department fraud scheme involving...

Required Financial Disclosure of California Public Officials

January 18, 2022 3:03 pmJanuary 18, 2022 12:06 pm

As part of California’s conflict of interest laws, certain disclosure must be made. They are contained in Government Code Title 9, Chapter 7, Article 2, which contains Sections 87200 to 97210. Section 87200 provides that Article 2 is applicable to...