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California Uniform Prudent Investor Act

July 23, 2022 7:57 amJuly 23, 2022 8:00 am

California has numerous formals acts in statute. Probate Code Division 9, Part 4, Chapter 1, Article 2.5 provides the Uniform Prudent Investor Act, which is contained in Section 16045 to 16054. Article 2.5 was added in 1995 by Chapter 63....

California Militia Disability Equality

July 22, 2022 4:29 pmJuly 22, 2022 4:30 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Military and Veterans Code Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 5, Article 4 provides the State Militia Disability Equality Act, which is contained in Sections 345 and 346. Article 4 was added in 2005...

California’s Electric High Speed Rail: No Power, No Money, No ‘High Speed’

July 22, 2022 2:50 amJuly 23, 2022 4:54 pm

“If it is built, California’s High-Speed Rail would be the largest public works project in state history. That fact alone appears be intoxicating to state officials, in a perpetual quest to have California be the first state to do anything,”...

Angry with Your Local School Board? Run for Office.

July 22, 2022 2:30 amJuly 21, 2022 6:10 pm

If the mere mention of Zoom school elevates your blood pressure, it’s time to take action. This week, school districts throughout California opened the candidate filing window. That’s the four-week window in which any registered voter can file as a...

California Watershed Protection and Restoration

July 21, 2022 4:12 pmJuly 21, 2022 4:18 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Resources Code Division 5, Chapter 6.5 provides the California Watershed Protection and Restoration Act, which is contained in Sections 5808 to 5808.2. Chapter 6.5 was added in 2003 by Chapter 693. Section...

Oil and Gas Fuel Our Comfortable Lifestyle but are Under Attack

July 21, 2022 8:29 amJuly 22, 2022 7:11 am

California is rich in natural resources which once powered the state: natural gas deposits in the Monterey Shale formation; geothermal energy, abundant rivers and waterways such as the San Joaquin River Delta and hydroelectric dams; the Pacific coastline; 85 million...

Can Legislation Affect Pending Litigation?

July 21, 2022 7:35 amJuly 21, 2022 7:37 am

Sometimes a question is raised about the potential impact of legislation on pending litigation in state court. As a general rule (sometimes referred to as a “custom and practice”), the California Legislature prefers not to enact legislation that specifically makes...