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First Amendment / Second Amendment Lawyer Jobs in California
Two organizations (Benbrook Law Group and the First Amendment Coalition) with which I've worked closely, and which I think highly of, are looking for California lawyers; application instructions are at the links. [1.] Benbrook Law Group, a two-lawyer firm with which I've litigated some interesting First Amendment gun-related cases, is...
Multiple Northern California campuses see safety scares less than a month into school year
ELK GROVE – There have been multiple safety scares on Northern California school campuses as kids return to the classroom for the 2024/2025 school year.More than five incidents have required school districts to send letters to parents and in some cases, lockdown campuses. In Elk Grove, John Erdhardt Elementary parents are keeping closer than usual to their kids Thursday after receiving a letter from the school that there was a suspicious man trying to lure kids into his light grey four-door Mazda during drop off Wednesday morning. "I had to coach them all over again: be vigilant. Don't trust anybody," said Joe...
Effort to stop use of confidentiality agreements in California lawmaking process is dead for the year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers and lobbyists will be allowed to continue using non-disclosure agreements when negotiating proposed laws, as efforts to prohibit the practice have stalled at the state capitol. Non-disclosure agreements are legally binding contracts that force those involved to keep discussions or negotiations secret. KCRA 3...
California’s Involuntary Treatment Mandate for Addicts Questioned
It was almost the exact the opposite of sticker shock. When the county’s mental health czar Toni Navarro explained how it wouldn’t cost her department — Behavioral Wellness — a dime more to implement the single biggest change in California’s mental health law in 60 years, the question none of the supervisors could bring themselves to ask was how that could be. Instead, they left it to longtime mental health advocate Lynne Gibbs to express skepticism.
Intuit Dome could allow VIP alcohol service until 4 a.m. if state bill passes
There is a bill making its way through the state Legislature that is looking to expand alcohol service for VIPs at the Intuit Dome until 4 a.m. The state Senate passed AB 3206 this week to allow VIP suite holders at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, alcohol service until 4 a.m. The bill now heads to the Assembly. Owner of the Clippers, Seve Ballmer, is behind the bill as his company, Murphy's Bowl, sponsored AB 3206. Inglewood's new 17,700-seat venue houses five basketball courts, a practice facility, and training center, an outdoor plaza with two bars, a restaurant,...
Kamala Harris and her California record
Speaker after speaker at the Democratic National Convention has praised Kamala Harris’ record in California. And when the vice president delivers the biggest speech of her life tonight, she’ll likely lean into her home state accomplishments, even though some voters may still be skittish about her California-ness. CalMatters has been looking at that record — […]
Michael Jackson’s Estate Clinches Win Over Katherine Jackson in $600 Million Catalog War
A California appellate court handed a victory to Michael Jackson’s estate executors Wednesday, issuing a final written opinion confirming the singer’s mom Katherine Jackson had no basis to challenge a lower court’s blessing of a $600 million catalog deal with Sony.Disney, CAA Fail to Dismiss Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Suit From Julia Ormond The new opinion, which essentially adopted a tentative ruling first reported by Rolling Stone last month, described the secret 2022 Sony deal as a “joint venture” that estate executors John Branca and John McClain had the right to broker while Jackson’s estate remains in probate, a court-supervised...
Ronald Anton identified as man killed in fiery chain collision along I-80 in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, California — The man who died in a chain-reaction crash along Interstate 80 earlier this week was identified as Ronald Anton, 34 of Citrus Heights. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office confirmed the man's identity with ABC10 on Thursday. Anton was killed along I-80, just west of I-5, on...
Sacramento receives $38 million to build affordable housing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new affordable housing project may soon break ground in Sacramento thanks to funding from the state. The project is a proposed five-story development that will have 134 affordable homes according to the Sacramento Strategic Growth Council. Sacramento is receiving over $38 million in state funds.
Capital Dance Project celebrates 10 years with its annual Behind the Barre festival
In 55-minute increments, the Capital Dance Project dancers take arabesques and pirouettes from concept to blocking — scuttling across the floor on pointe to mark movements to an electronically-infused composition by Chris Benstead. Every hour, a new choreographer takes the lead; a CDP member might be a dancer at...
Walmort Fire destroys several structures in Sacramento County; crews stop flames from spreading
WILTON, Calif. — Crews have lifted evacuations in the Wilton area of Sacramento County after they extinguished a grass fire that sparked Thursday afternoon, burning several structures. Fire crews were dispatched around 12:38 p.m. to a property on Walmort Road east of Meuret Road. The fire threatened several structures...
Sacramento police operation near Natomas yields guns, 100 pounds of marijuana, cash and more
(FOX40.COM) — An operation recently conducted by the Sacramento Police Department near North Natomas led to the discovery of guns, jewelry, marijuana, mushrooms, and over $50,000 in cash, the agency said. Over the past several months, Sacramento police officers were asked to investigate several individuals “believed to be involved in illegal activities” on Highport Drive, […]
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