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California Circus Cruelty Prevention Act

July 27, 2022 4:25 pmJuly 27, 2022 3:56 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Fish and Game Code Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 5 provides the Circus Cruelty Prevention Act, which is contained in Sections 2207 to 2210. Article 5 was added in 2019 by Chapter...

California’s Minimum Wage Certified to Be $15.50 on January 1

July 27, 2022 2:35 pmJuly 27, 2022 2:44 pm

Based upon a written certification issued by the California Department of Finance (DOF) on July 27, the state’s minimum wage will be increased on January 1, 2023 for all employees, regardless of the size of the business. The DOF letter...

Sen. Scott Wiener Calls For Monkeypox State of Emergency

July 27, 2022 12:57 pm

Wednesday morning, State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) called on San Francisco and California to declare a State of Emergency due to the Monkeypox outbreak. As of July 26, 2022, the CDC reports there are 3,591 total confirmed monkeypox cases in the...

Lawsuit Filed Against LA Public Health Dept. Over Attempt to Bring Back Indoor Mask Mandate

July 27, 2022 8:16 amJuly 28, 2022 12:31 pm

A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a group of parents seeks to immediately halt any plans to bring back an indoor mask mandate on school children, claiming that the Los Angeles Department of Public Health “is...

California River Parkways Act

July 27, 2022 6:21 amJuly 27, 2022 6:35 am

California has numerous formal acts in statute. Public Resources Code Division 5, Chapter 3.8 provides the California River Parkways Act of 2004, which is contained in Sections 5750 to 5756. Chapter 3.8 was added in 2004 by Chapter 230. Section...

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...