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Legislation Addresses Unlawfully Obtained Data Accessed During the Commission of a Crime

April 13, 2021 11:11 amApril 13, 2021 11:17 am

On April 12, Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) amended his Assembly Bill AB 1391 to address the problem of unlawfully obtained data. The bill would add Section 1724 to the Civil Code. This bill previously dealt with “compromised data.” AB...

California Lifts Capacity Limits on In-Person Religious Meetings Following Supreme Court Decision

April 13, 2021 2:18 amApril 12, 2021 9:20 pm

In-person religious meeting capacity limits were lifted in California Monday following a U.S. Supreme Court decision made over the weekend. Since last year, the state has attempted to limit indoor religious services and meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However,...

Former Producer Harvey Weinstein Indicted by Los Angeles DA, Fights CA Extradition

April 12, 2021 5:49 pm

Former Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was indicted over sexual assault charges by Los Angeles County district attorneys on Monday, challenging an extradition from New York to California. Weinstein, who is currently serving 23 years in Wende...

Proposed Amendments to California Assisted Suicide Law Makes Accessing it Easier

April 12, 2021 4:32 pmApril 12, 2021 5:41 pm

“When it comes to carrying out the death penalty for convicted murders, the California Legislature finds the lethal drug cocktails ‘cruel and unusual punishment,’ which they say is a violation of the Eighth Amendment. Yet lawmakers were more than willing...

Sen. Alex Padilla Complains Dakotas Have as Many U.S. Senators as California

April 12, 2021 8:19 am

California’s former Secretary of State Alex Padilla, was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Kamala Harris, following her election as Vice President of the United States. Padilla is no stranger to elected...

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Construction

April 10, 2021 2:13 amApril 12, 2021 7:06 am

One of the final legal hurdles to construct the controversial Huntington Beach Desalination Project was ended Friday, following a state appellate court ruling in favor of constructing the plant. The California Third District Court of Appeal specifically ruled in California...

Sen. Wiener’s Dense Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 8, 2021 3:42 pmApril 9, 2021 11:18 am

San Francisco Democrat Senator Scott Wiener has tried for several years to end single family zoning laws to allow for dense “Stack & Pack” housing to replace single family homes. In a press statement Thursday, Wiener said: SB 478, the...