California’s historic draught has generated a host of innovative and experimental solutions from both environmentalists and lawmakers. Among the more controversial proposals is the construction of tunnels to divert water…
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Most of California’s major rivers and streams support dams to provide hydropower, but the process by which they are licensed is being reconsidered by the U.S. House of Representatives. A…
In October, Governor Brown requested federal aid to assist in the removal of dead trees from California forests. The alarming rate of tree deaths in California began amid a historic…
The California Senate and Assembly, with the support of the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA), have passed several bills directed at the disproportionate effects of pollution, climate change and generally…
In general, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to most arbitration agreements. However, parties may also opt to employ the procedural law of the location of arbitration instead of the…
Anti-deficiency provisions and the one-action rule are designed to protect borrowers who have defaulted on obligations secured by real property. These rules restrict the remedies for recovery that a lender…
Renters in many regions of California face considerable obstacles in securing access to affordable rental properties. High rental prices, pro-landlord governmental regulations and a ban on rent control on buildings…
California is widely known being on the forefront of environmental reform and innovative environmental legislation. Now California has a new distinction in the area of food safety regulation. The Governor…
Assembly Bill 802 (AB 802) was signed into law on October 8, 2015 to replace the existing law, Assembly Bill 1103 (AB 1103). AB 802 mandates that the California Energy…
California has led the way in implementing data breach notification laws that were later adopted by nearly every other state in some form. As of January 1, 2016, the statutory…