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Bill To Restrict Music Lyrics Used As Evidence in Court Passes Assembly

August 23, 2022 4:18 pmAugust 23, 2022 4:19 pm

A bill to restrict using music lyrics as evidence in court cases was passed by the Assembly for the second time with Amendments on Monday, sending the bill to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature or veto. Assembly Bill 2799,...

California Urban Heavy Rescue Act

August 23, 2022 3:17 pmAugust 23, 2022 3:20 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7, Article 4.5 provides the Urban Heavy Rescue Act, which is contained in Section 8584 to 8584.1. Article 4.5 was added in 1988 by Chapter 1206....

Paul Pelosi Pleads Guilty to DUI, Receives 5 Days in Jail, 3 Years Probation

August 23, 2022 1:05 pm

Paul Pelosi, a businessman and husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), pled guilty to a DUI charge in Napa County Superior Court on Tuesday, receiving, among other punishments in a plea deal, 5 days in jail. During Memorial Day...

CA Senate Forced to Significantly Amend AB 1604 Over Attempt to Institute Racial Preferences

August 23, 2022 11:12 am

Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, in collaboration with the Pacific Legal Foundation, has successfully forced the California State Senate to significantly amend Assembly Bill 1604 so that the amended version complies with the State Constitution, and specifically the constitutional ban on racial...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Re-define State’s Open Meeting Act

August 23, 2022 7:24 am

A bill to redefine California’s open meeting act, the The Brown Act, has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1100, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblyman Evan Low’s (D-Silicon Valley), authorizes the presiding member of...

California Manny Alert Act

August 23, 2022 6:49 amAugust 23, 2022 6:52 am

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7, Article 6.3 provides the Manny Alert Act, which is contained in Sections 8592.20 to 8592.22. Article 6.3 was added in 2019 by Chapter 686. Section...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill Proposing to Allow Open Drug Dens

August 22, 2022 3:59 pmAugust 22, 2022 4:11 pm

Proposing to allow open drug dens in two of California’s most crime-laden, homeless and vagrant-filled cities is the equivalent of taking a recovering alcoholic to an open bar at a large wedding. Fortunately, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 57,...