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State Auditor Finds Dept of Corrections Rehabilitation Programs a Total Failure

February 5, 2019 3:01 pmFebruary 6, 2019 11:16 am

Although the number of inmates housed in state prisons has decreased in recent years, recidivism rates for inmates in California have remained high, averaging around 50 percent over the past decade. This is according the Elaine Howle, California’s State Auditor,...

Gabby Giffords in Sacramento Pitching Stricter Gun Control Laws

February 5, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 6, 2019 11:16 am

Despite that most guns used in the commission of a crime are obtained illegally and off the street, California lawmakers are introducing many more gun control bills this session, restricting legal gun owners’ rights. Assisting this effort is former Congresswoman...

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent

February 4, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 4, 2019 6:49 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...

State of California Taking County and Homeowners Out of Paradise Fire Cleanup

February 4, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:26 am

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency agreeing to pay for 75 percent of the cleanup costs of the Paradise “Camp Fire” destruction, California officials say they want FEMA to pay even more than that. In December, FEMA reported it was...

Retaliation Lawsuit Filed Against Assemblywomen Garcia, Quirk-Silva, and CA for Sexual Harassment

February 1, 2019 8:01 pmFebruary 4, 2019 4:42 am

Former California Assembly staffer Daniel Fierro, who last year accused Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) of groping him at the annual Assembly softball game in Sacramento, filed a complaint Friday for damages against Garcia, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva, the State Assembly,...

Employers and Lawyers Should Be Wary of SB 1300’s ‘Guidance’ to the Courts

February 1, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 1, 2019 6:17 am

By Laura Curtis and Chris Micheli Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1300 (Jackson) on September 30, 2018 as Chapter 955. Among other provisions, this comprehensive bill makes a number of statutory changes for litigating sexual harassment claims and prohibits...

Huntington Beach Sued While Marin County Exempted from Affordable Housing Requirements

January 31, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 3, 2019 8:20 am

While Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach for failing to provide enough additional “affordable housing,” his own home county of Marin is enjoying a moratorium on affordable housing building requirements until 2028. “But some...