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General Guidance in Reading the California Government Code

June 21, 2022 10:51 amJune 21, 2022 10:55 am

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

Bill To Ban Arrests for Prostitution-Related Loitering Moves to Governor’s Desk

June 20, 2022 3:51 pm

A bill to ban arrests for “loitering with the intent of prostitution” was sent to the Governor’s desk on Monday, nine months after both houses of the state legislature first passed it. Senate Bill 357, authored by Senator Scott Wiener...

CA Democrats Abandon Gas Tax Holiday; Announce New Committee to Investigate Gas Price Gouging

June 20, 2022 2:55 pmJune 24, 2022 6:00 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,” the Globe reported Monday, ahead of the announcement by Assembly Democrats that rather than suspending...

General Guidance in Reading California’s Food and Agricultural Code

June 20, 2022 6:57 amJune 20, 2022 7:00 am

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

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...

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...