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New Law Expanding Scope of Illegal Street Racing Starts January 1st

December 29, 2022 9:17 am

A new law to expand the illegality of street races, burnouts, speeding, and other sideshow activities involving vehicles will come into effect on January 1st, with many operators in soon-to-be-illegal areas adding further security measures in anticipation. Assembly Bill 2000,...

San Diego State University Journalism School Promoting Online Internship for Minorities Only

December 29, 2022 7:19 amDecember 29, 2022 9:33 pm

Whites need not apply at San Diego State University. The San Diego State University journalism school is promoting online an internship for minorities only in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a legal expert tells the California Globe. SDSU”S...

How to Use California’s New Laws Report

December 29, 2022 6:56 amDecember 29, 2022 6:59 am

According to the Office of Legislative Counsel, which produces the legislative publications, the New Laws Report is a listing of all bills enacted in a calendar year during the Legislative Session. Joint Rule 13.3. provides: “The Legislative Counsel shall compile...

California District Attorneys Protest Bill to Decriminalize Dangerous Hallucinogenic Drugs

December 29, 2022 2:30 amDecember 28, 2022 3:20 pm

The California District Attorneys Association has issued a formal objection to State Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 58, which seeks the wholesale decriminalization of many dangerous hallucinogenic drugs. While observing that mental health and addiction crises have worsened, Sen. Wiener...

Voters Amended California’s Constitution on Personal Rights

December 28, 2022 3:36 pmDecember 28, 2022 4:03 pm

California’s voters passed Proposition 1 on the November 2022 General Election ballot. Prop. 1 was placed on the statewide ballot by Senate Constitutional Amendment 10 by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), which was Resolution Chapter 97, Statutes of 2022, concerning reproductive...

California Law Enforcement Agencies Prepare For Legal Jaywalking

December 28, 2022 3:23 pmDecember 28, 2022 3:25 pm

A new law that decriminalizes jaywalking and prevents law enforcement officers from giving jaywalking tickets for most jaywalking situations is to come into law on January 1st, with many departments across the state preparing for the law change this week....

Is Darrell Steinberg the Best Choice for Appellate Court Judge?

December 28, 2022 8:21 amDecember 28, 2022 11:43 am

California Democratic politician Jesse Unruh’s famous description of Sacramento lobbyists rings true even today: “If you can’t eat their food, drink their booze, screw their women and then vote against them, you have no business being up here.” Unruh also said,...