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Martin Luther King Would be Disappointed with California’s Failing Schools

January 15, 2023 12:18 pmJanuary 15, 2023 12:31 pm

Monday is a national holiday to celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the nation, tributes will be paid to the man who taught us to dream – a man who was willing to go...

California’s Special Business Regulations

January 15, 2023 8:01 amJanuary 15, 2023 8:03 am

In California’s Business and Professions Code, Division 8 sets forth a number of “special business regulations.” These are statutory rules governing specific types of businesses. The following are the types of businesses that are regulated under this area of state...

Limited Offshoring of UC and CSU Contracts

January 14, 2023 8:51 amJanuary 14, 2023 8:53 am

California’s Public Contract Code limits the “offshoring” of contracts involving the University of California and California State University, pursuant to Chapter 3.9 of Part 2 of Division 2, which was added in 2017 by Chapter 844. Public Contract Code Section...

Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s Out of Compliance Charity Was Still Soliciting Donations

January 13, 2023 1:22 pmJanuary 13, 2023 1:22 pm

In August and September 2022, the Globe shared a report by Open the Books, which sued, and then had to file 442 California Public Record Act requests – one with each state agency – in order to obtain California’s line-by-line spending by...

Squaw Valley In Fresno County Renamed To Yokuts Valley Following Over Two Years of Debate

January 13, 2023 12:28 pm

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted 4-2 to change the name of Squaw Valley, the town of over 3,000 people in Fresno County, to Yokuts Valley on Thursday, following several years of debate over the name. Squaw Valley in...

Making and Selling Political Items in California

January 13, 2023 7:01 amJanuary 13, 2023 7:05 am

California law regulates the sale and manufacture of political items pursuant to Title 1.1 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code. Section 1739 prohibits any person from selling, advertising for sale, of offering for sale any political...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Sues Insulin Makers, Pharmacies Over Insulin Prices

January 13, 2023 6:56 amJanuary 13, 2023 6:57 am

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Thursday that the California Department of Justice is suing the country’s largest insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over violations of the state’s Unfair Competition Law and driving up the cost insulin severely...