the california assembly recently withdrew a bill that would have regulated the states voluntary carbon offset markets.a ab 1851 called for civil penalties for advertising offset credits that had not been certified according to standards recognized by the california air resources board carb or the california climate action registry ccar or otherwise met specific integrity criteria.a carb is the sta...
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california lawmakers on saturday gave final approval to a bill that is believed to be the first in the nationthat is intended to curb greenhouse gas emissions via improved landuse planningto combat urban sprawl. on a 2514 vote the state senatepassed sb 375and sent it to gov. arnold schwarzenegger who has not said whether he will sign the legislation. according to the most recent summary of the bi...
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the idea isnt exactly new that in automobiledominant places like californiathe battle againstemissions of heattrapping gases will also have to addressthe myriad issues of moving people and their stuffall over the landscape. after all by themost current state estimatesmore than 40 percent of the statespollution linked to global warming is attributable to transportation more than any other single ...
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ive finally had a chance to take a look at the beery complaint filed and first its certainly a lot better written than the borikas one no offense to the other attorney but appears to touch on pretty much the same points as the borikas one. there are six causes of action the first is basically what folks had pretty much guessed would be at the base of the complaint because all property parcels rega...
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red flip flops buy from art.com the taxinator just cant say no and make it stick. his latest backdown is from his loud threat not to sign any bills until the state has a budget. what made him pull out his pen red ink of course. proposition 1 the safe reliable highspeed passenger train bond act for the 21st century pdf is already qualified for the november ballot. its a gigantic 9 billion b...
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integration buy from art.com donald lathbury at the california majority reports that ab 531 has been approved by the california legislature and awaits the taxinators signature. according to lathburys post ab 531 requires the study of mendez v. westminster a court case that ended school segration in california. seven years before the supreme court ruled to end separate but equal the c...
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the riverside pressenterprise this week had an editorial called health stumble bemoaning sen. sheila kuehls sb1440 which would require all health insurance offered in the state to spend at least 85 premiums on providing health care that is physical exams surgery mammograms you name it. sb1440 is now awaiting concurrence on the senate floor thank goodness. they cite a rand corp. study which onl...
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berkeley calif. the california assembly approved a bill on tuesday that would renew oversight of the states 1700 forprofit colleges the latest attempt to settle a longrunning battle over how strictly the colleges should be regulated. the 132page measure sb 823 was approved in a 43to32 vote and now heads to the senate the contra costa times reported. the authority of the state agency that previo...
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the state ofmassachusetts has taken several major steps recently toaggressi velycurtai l greenhouse gas emissions promote renewable fuels boost the clean technology industry and put some significant money into energy efficiency programs. at nearly the same time neighboring connecticut has unveiled a unique new program to assist homeowners in leasing solar systems. according to a statement from g...
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for the purpose of determining inheritance when there is no will or other instrument disposing of property called intestate succession by through or from a person california probate code section 6450 provides that a relationship of parent and child exists in the following circumstances a the relationship of parent and child exists between a person and the persons natural parents regardless of the...
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everify is one of the best tools employers can use to weed out illegals thats why so many proillegal alien groups plantation owners etc.. oppose it. for a state to adopt procriminal policies blows my mind.seditious jerksab 2076 which would prohibit state agencies and local governments in california from using everify passed the assembly and will probably receive a floor vote in the state senate...
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we noted last month that rightwing activists were getting pretty worked up about legislation in california that would declare may 22 of each year to be harvey milk day what significant contribution did harvey milk bring to the state of california other than encouraging gay people to come out of the closet asked benjamin lopez of the traditional values coalition. this is yet another ...
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if you enjoy buying music from itunes movies from amazon.coms unbox or computer software from anywhere be warned the halcyon days of taxfree digital purchases may be over. with retail ecommerce sales now estimated to exceed 130 billion a year and itunes song purchases topping 5 billion state politicians and tax collectors have begun to levy new fees on digital downloads. call it the itax. in 2...
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big brother is watching you buy from art.com somebo dy must have slipped an advisory note to appelate judges croskey klein and kitching your previous decision requiring teaching credentials of parents who homeschool their kids was a load of hooey on friday the court of appeal second district section 6 published a new opinion on rehearing pdf. the new decision reverses the silly and stupi...
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the complete streets act sponsored by assemblymember mark leno is queued up for debate in the california senate. the bill requires local governments to take into account users other than cars when updating general plans. pedestrians bicyclists children people with disabilities seniors all need to be considered. in a complete streets world cars have a vote not a veto on how streets are used. mo...
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as a result of the subprime loan market collapse numerous bills were introduced this year in the california legislature including the recently enacted sb 1137.a within this highly charged political environment the california land title association clta along with trustees escrow companies and lender groups originally opposed this legislation which subsequently underwent a series of significant ame...
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what consenting adults do behind closed doors is none of my or anyone elses business.a but what gets taught to our school kids is most definitely my and everyone elses business.a from where else californiastan written by where else san fransickos own democrat assemblyman mark leno a conservative group is warning parents about a bill under consideration in the california state senate that requires ...
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when you have a california living trust generally the trust is revocable while you are alive. that means no one has the right to ask to see it and its contents remain private. however when either you or your spouse dies a part or all of your california living trust becomes irrevocable. once your trust becomes irrevocable its contents are no longer private and any beneficiary can request a copy ...
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only in california would that be harvey milk. okay maybe massachusetts and parts of vermont. ab 2567 requires gov. arnold schwarzenegger to proclaim may 22 of each year as harvey milk day putting it on par with presidents day and martin luther king jr. day. harvey milk was the first openly homosexual person to be elected to public office in a major u.s. city. he was a former san francisco board of...
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last week californias governor approved a bill providing that on and after january 1 2010 any instrument whenever executed that became irrevocable on or after january 1 2001 the law regarding no contest clauses will change. existing law in relation to wills trusts and other instruments defines and regulates no contest clauses which are provisions in otherwise valid instruments that if enforced pe...
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imagine that you are an animal activist trying to convince an empathetic public that all testing on animals should end now. what species would you liberate the intelligent ape the cuddlylooking mink or the friendly dogfor the latest extremist in california the answer is none of the above.early on saturday morning a molotov cocktail exploded on the porch of david feldheim a neuroscientist at the un...
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fromcalifornia comes an ominous warningregarding renewable energy as congress continues stumblingover extending tax breaks for wind solar and other alternative power sources.a new report from the california public utilities commission warnsthatthe states big investorowned utilitiesare in danger of not meetingambitious renewables portfolio standardsgoals of providing 20 percent of their electricity...
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a new sick leave bill for california ab 2716 which has already passed the assembly is on its way to the senate appropriations committee next week. this bill is remarkably similar to san franciscos health care initiative. from sfgate like the san francisco law its modeled on ab2716 would require employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked by an employee. small busin...
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