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The State Supreme Court has decided that Proposition 215 does not prohibit cities and counties from banning marijuana storefronts from operating within their boundaries, upholding a zoning issue from the City of Riverside that shutdown the City’s pot shops. The

San Bernardino Residents for Responsible Government has notified all the members of the City Council as well as the City’s Mayor and City Attorney that they intend to throw them all out of office. The announcement, via press release, press

California, more than any other state in the country, is not fully utilizing the Federally funded Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. Only 63 percent of the $1.5 billion allotted to California over the last 15 years has been used.

After hearing arguments and testimony at a trial lasting just three days, Chief United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher M. Klein approved the City of Stockton’s petition for chapter 9 bankruptcy relief, filed on June 28, 2012. The City defended

The California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Assessment has found that state and local operated roadways are in need of $82 billion worth of repairs over the next decade. The study also found that local infrastructure only receives roughly half

California has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to environmental protection. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the adoption and implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, frequently referred to as CEQA. Passed in 1970, CEQA’s

Originally posted at www.calpensions.com CalPERS last week gave some 1,575 local governments a small increase in their annual pension costs, one of the last rates kept low by unusual actuarial policies adopted after a $100 billion investment loss five years

While elected officials in Washington DC are discussing how to address gun violence in America, local leaders are taking action. Using, creating, and expanding various tools at their disposal, local governments are addressing the very local issue of guns in

Arguments have begun in the state’s highest court over municipal bans of medicinal marijuana operations. An eventual ruling by the Court could drastically impact the piecemeal zoning and operational regulation of pot shops throughout the state. Currently, 20 counties and

As part of his State of the State, Governor Jerry Brown called for a special session of the State Legislature to address the Affordable Care Act. With just 11 months until full implementation, the supporting programs still need to be