Legal Archives - Page 56 of 267

California Readies New Approaches for Concealed Gun Carry

July 26, 2022 3:20 pmJuly 26, 2022 3:34 pm

Just last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a New York State law that required citizens to present a “special need” in order to carry a concealed firearm as unconstitutional. Reverberations were nation-wide as several states, including California, had similar...

California Rangeland Resources Assessment and Policy

July 26, 2022 3:12 pmJuly 26, 2022 3:17 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Resources Code Division 4, Part 2, Chapter 12 provides the Forest and Rangeland Resources Assessment and Policy Act of 1977, which is contained in Sections 4789 to 4789.7. Chapter 12 was added...

Measure K Limits Term, Imposes Salary/Benefits Cap on San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors

July 26, 2022 10:05 amJuly 26, 2022 8:10 am

A voter approved measure that could fundamentally change the way local government operates in San Bernardino County seems posed to survive a recent court challenge in appellate court after judges for California 4th District issued an opinion on July 12. ...

Some Interesting Provisions in the Firearms Private Right of Action Bill

July 26, 2022 6:28 amJuly 26, 2022 6:45 am

In reviewing the bills acted upon so far this Session by Governor Newsom (about 150 bills as of July 25), there are some unique “plus” sections contained in the recently-enacted SB 1327 (Hertzberg), that would enact a private right of...

California Threatens New Indoor Mask Mandates as Other States Mostly Ignore

July 26, 2022 2:44 amJuly 26, 2022 5:27 pm

As California’s most draconian public health official, Barbara Ferrer of Los Angeles, threatens new indoor mask mandates, all other states are mostly ignoring whatever Covid variant is spreading. Why? Because while there may be more “cases” of Covid showing up,...

Alameda County Sued Over Racial Preferences in Awarding Governmental Contracts

July 25, 2022 4:17 pmJuly 26, 2022 7:39 am

The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER), along with co-plaintiffs represented by Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), filed a lawsuit against Alameda County on Monday, challenging two public contracting programs that impose race-based preferences for minority-owned companies. For decades, the U.S....

City Residents Refuse to Press Charges Against Homeless Criminals

July 25, 2022 8:20 am

“Why aren’t women in upper income neighborhoods pressing charges against transients who attack them in the park or break windows to their home?” a friend asked after learning of a violent break-in attempt in our residential neighborhood. “What is this...