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OPINION: Using Abortion to Get Votes Causes Heartbreak for Women in California

October 23, 2022 9:00 amOctober 23, 2022 8:48 am

I have been a political independent my entire life because early on, it was clear to me that both major political parties’ platforms were well-intended but flawed. Part of the problem is the assumptions each party platform makes about the...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Noscitur a Sociis

October 23, 2022 8:16 amOctober 23, 2022 8:19 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Unique Provisions of California’s Budget Bill – Part I

October 22, 2022 5:07 pmOctober 22, 2022 5:10 pm

The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...

Snap Becomes Latest Company to Leave San Francisco Amid Office Pullout in City

October 22, 2022 2:30 amOctober 25, 2022 6:12 am

Snap, the parent company to popular social media sites such as Snapchat, became the latest tech company to pull out of San Francisco this week due expensive San Francisco leasing prices and more workers in the company working at home....

California Hogs and Chickens Enjoy More Protections Than Unborn Babies

October 21, 2022 2:36 pmOctober 21, 2022 11:42 am

As California voters prepare to vote on Proposition 1, the “Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Legislative Constitutional Amendment,” which codifies the right to abortion up to the birth of the baby, in the California Constitution, it is important to note...

Sen. Scott Wiener Invites Us to Pumpkin Carving Drag Queen Event

October 21, 2022 2:00 pmOctober 21, 2022 2:03 pm

“In case you missed it, Senator Scott Wiener is hosting his Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest tomorrow, October 22!” Sen. Wiener’s email says. California Sen. Scott Wiener sent out an email Friday inviting me to his annual pumpkin carving event in...

If You Actually Do the Crime, Do Not Do the Rhyme

October 21, 2022 8:10 amOctober 21, 2022 7:18 am

There’s stupid. There’s felony stupid. And then there is actually literally felony stupid. Meet rapper Nuke Bizzle. Bizzle – real name Fontrell Antonio Baines, 33, hometown Memphis, TN – shot to infamy in the summer of 2020, posting to You...