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California Pensioners Taking the State Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire

January 17, 2023 1:42 pmJanuary 17, 2023 2:48 pm

California is arguably the best thing that ever happened on planet Earth. From literal gold-seekers of the 19th century to Grapes of Wrath Okies, to Reagan-era business tycoons, California has long been where Americans and others went to make their...

What May California Judges Do in Chambers?

January 17, 2023 6:33 amJanuary 17, 2023 6:36 am

The California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) specifies powers of judges at chambers, which are contained in Chapter 2 of Title 2 of Part 1 of the CCP, which was added in 1880. CCP Section 165 authorizes the justices of...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Opened a Reparations Can of Worms

January 17, 2023 2:45 amJanuary 18, 2023 6:29 am

Despite that California was never a slave state, the San Francisco reparations committee just announced a proposal to pay each multi-decade black resident of the City $5 million. But Wait! It doesn’t stop there. The reparations committee also proposed granting total...

California’s Anti-Racist Water Plan

January 16, 2023 2:37 amJanuary 15, 2023 12:58 pm

As of this coming Wednesday, water will no longer be racist because that’s when the California State Water Resources Control Board will discuss its 2023-2025 Racial Equity Action Plan. On the 18th, the Board will discuss – but will not...

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...

San Francisco Receives $5.25 Million Settlement From Instacart Over Gig Worker Labor Law Compliance

January 13, 2023 5:24 pm

City Attorney David Chiu and San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) director Patrick Mulligan announced on Thursday that the city of San Francisco will be receiving a $5.25 million settlement from grocery delivery company Instacart over not complying...