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Gov. Gavin Newsom Cancels UN Climate Change Trip Citing ‘Family Obligations’

October 29, 2021 2:30 pm

Citing “family obligations,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly cancelled his much anticipated trip to Scotland to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. An aid made the surprise announcement Friday morning. The Globe reported earlier this week that California...

CA Supreme Court Halts Illegal Gambling Operations by Canadian Company

October 29, 2021 11:35 am

A Canadian gaming company agreed to pay $3.5 million to the state of California and halt all operations statewide after it was found to have conducted illegal gambling through casino-style “sweepstakes cafes.” Pong Game Studios Corp. has for years provided...

Delegated Legislative Authority Under the CA Administrative Procedure Act

October 29, 2021 2:43 amOctober 28, 2021 9:44 pm

Executive branch agencies, whether at the federal or state levels of government, are delegated quasi-legislative authority by the lawmaking branch of government – Congress at the federal level and the Legislature at the state level. The legislative branch of government...

Fresno County Superior Court Judge Rejects Federal Water Deal For Second Time

October 29, 2021 2:18 amOctober 28, 2021 9:51 pm

A federal deal that would have given agricultural water contractor Westlands Water District access to Bureau of Reclamation water resources to help reinvigorate farms in the Central Valley was rejected by the Fresno County Superior Court on Wednesday, possibly paving...

Underground Regulations and California’s Administrative Procedure Act

October 28, 2021 2:15 amOctober 28, 2021 6:44 am

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) is charged with ensuring that agency and department regulations are “clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public.” OAL is responsible for reviewing proposed regulations by California’s more than 200 state agencies and...

Another In-N-Out Shut Down For Refusing to Become the Vaccination Police

October 27, 2021 2:27 pm

Another Bay Area county has closed down an In-N-Out restaurant because the burger chain “refuses to become the vaccination police.” Last week the San Francisco city health department closed an In-N-Out fast food burger restaurant over the company’s refusal to...

Determining Whether Agency Action Is a Regulation

October 27, 2021 2:24 amOctober 26, 2021 8:18 pm

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA) sets forth the process for executive branch administrative agencies to promulgate regulations. These formal actions can add, amend or repeal regulations that are contained in the Code of California Regulations. As a threshold matter, one...