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California Consumer Contract Awareness Act

August 2, 2022 3:15 pmAugust 2, 2022 3:22 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.86 provides the Consumer Contract Awareness Act of 1990, which is contained in Section 1799.200 to 1799.207. Title 1.86 was added in 1990 by Chapter...

Can All California Legislative Rules Be Waived?

August 2, 2022 6:25 amAugust 2, 2022 6:37 am

Almost all legislative rules, even some in the state Constitution, can be waived by legislators. Wait – can that be right? Yes, even some constitutional provisions can be waived. Each two-year Session, the Assembly adopts its Assembly Rules, the Senate...

California Golden Shield Act

August 1, 2022 4:44 pmAugust 1, 2022 4:50 pm

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 9.9 provides the California Golden Shield Act, which is contained in Sections 3410 to 3412. Chapter 9.9 was added in 2009 by Chapter 462. Section 3410...

Bill To End Network Exclusivity Contracts Faces Major Vote In Final Month of Legislature

August 1, 2022 4:42 pmAugust 2, 2022 3:14 pm

A bill that would end all network exclusivity contracts between actors and networks faces a major vote showdown in the Senate this month as the state legislature resumed their session on Monday. According to Assembly Bill 437, authored by Assemblyman...

New Poll Cleverly Conflates Climate Change, Drought, Wildfires, Oil and Gas Industry

August 1, 2022 2:37 pmAugust 1, 2022 8:39 pm

A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California cleverly conflates climate change, drought, wildfires and the oil and gas industry through dextrous questions and weighted demographics. Here’s the PPIC’s opening salvo: “With California facing a severe drought and wildfire...

California wants to silence dissent on COVID-19

August 1, 2022 10:42 amAugust 2, 2022 6:13 am

In 1593, the Roman Inquisition convicted the Dominican friar Giordano Bruno for heresy. His crime: teaching that the earth revolved around the sun. The inquisitors burned him alive. We should’ve learned from that dark era. Yet over 400 years after...

Remembering Key End-of-Session Legislative Process Items

August 1, 2022 6:26 amAugust 1, 2022 6:30 am

As we commence the last month of the 2022 California Legislative Session, there are often questions raised regarding legislative process items. Although the following items are not an exhaustive list, they cover some of the most frequently-asked questions: 72-Hour In-Print...