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Digital Asset Regulatory Bill Passes Senate Committee 7-0

August 15, 2020 2:24 amAugust 14, 2020 9:24 pm

On Thursday, a bill that would begin feasibility studies into regulating and classifying the virtual currency industry passed the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee unanimously 7-0. AB 2150 and the digital currency industry in California Assembly Bill 2150, authored...

California’s High-Capacity Magazine Ban Overturned By 9th Circuit Court

August 14, 2020 8:40 pmAugust 16, 2020 7:22 am

On Friday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against California’s ban against high-capacity ammunition magazines, citing California’s gun law as a Second Amendment violation. California ban found to violate Second Amendment In a 2-1 decision, the San Francisco-based...

Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA Appellate Court

August 14, 2020 2:30 pmAugust 17, 2020 5:19 am

On Thursday, California’s 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana found that Amazon.com can now be held liable for injury for selling defective products from third party sellers in its online marketplace. The ruling has grouped Amazon with other...

Are the Rats Jumping Gov. Newsom’s Ship Over BYD Chinese Mask Deal?

August 14, 2020 7:50 amAugust 14, 2020 2:50 pm

Could Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial $1.4 Billion deal for masks with Chinese BYD, an electric bus maker now manufacturing N95 masks, be coming back to bite him in the behind? The governor’s “chief Lobbyist” and Legislative Secretary, Anthony Williams announced his...

California’s Office of Administrative Law

August 14, 2020 6:28 amAugust 14, 2020 6:41 am

California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is responsible for reviewing regulations and regulatory changes proposed by state agencies and departments for their legal and procedural compliance before the regulations can become law. OAL is found in Government Code Title 2,...

CA Judicial Council Votes To End Eviction Moratorium September 2nd

August 14, 2020 2:50 amAugust 13, 2020 7:04 pm

On Thursday, the Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end the temporary eviction and foreclosure moratorium that has been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eviction, foreclosure moratoriums to end September 2nd Under the language of...

Debt Collector Licensing Bill Passes Assembly Banking and Finance Committee

August 13, 2020 4:11 pmAugust 13, 2020 2:49 pm

On Wednesday, a bill that would require the licensing of debt collectors and debt buyers passed the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee. SB 908 moves up through the Assembly Senate Bill 908, authored by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), would have...