By Amine Elrayes At its November 20, 2025, meeting, the Board of Trustees of the California State Bar unanimously voted to release for public comment proposed amendments related to its rules governing Lawyer Referral Services (LRSs) [Agenda Item 6.18]. The Continue reading
By Nisha Ahmed On December 4, 2025, the CPUC approved $1.2 million in grants to fund clean energy access projects for community-based organizations in Los Angeles County. The Clean Energy Access: LA County TECH (CEA-LAT) grant will distribute significant funding Continue reading
By Kelley Downes On August 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Decision 25-08-050 in Rulemaking 20-02-008 to approve a three-year, voluntary, technology-neutral, Home Broadband Pilot program. The program will allow eligible households to apply the California LifeLine Continue reading
By Jordan Simoes AB 1502 (Berman), as amended September 3, 2025, extends the California Veterinary Medical Board’s (VMB) sunset date to January 1, 2030. On November 18, 2024, VMB published its Sunset Review report, and the Joint Legislative Committee published Continue reading
By Alexander M. Wood On May 5, 2025, the State Bar of California filed a lawsuit against ProctorU, doing business as Meazure Learning, which was contracted to facilitate the remote and in-person administration of the 2025 February Bar Exam. In Continue reading
By Justin J. Voeller On August 18, 2025, the State Bar of California reissued proposed amendments to Rules 8.2 and 8.4 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, opening an additional 45-day public comment period. No changes were made to the Continue reading
By Azad Hassan Khanzadeh Faal On August 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (“the CPUC” or “commission”) adopted Rulemaking 25-04-010, which set out new long-term energy efficiency objectives for California’s investor-owned utilities regarding ratepayer-funded energy efficiency portfolios for 2026–2037. Continue reading
By Victoria Torres On July 25, 2025, the Department of Insurance (DOI) announced its final evaluation for DOI’s first wildfire model. In July and August 2025, the Department’s Model Advisor, Kara Voss, analyzed three different wildfire models under the newly Continue reading
By Irene Lau On September 29, 2025, DFPI published a modification of proposed regulation that expands its enforcement regime for digital financial assets (cryptocurrency). DFPI’s initial statement of reasons from April 4, 2025, only required licensing and regulation of cryptocurrency Continue reading
By Konstantin Huck On September 5, 2025, the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) held a joint meeting with the Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB). The Board has held annual joint meetings with NSCB for the past 16 years. Both Boards Continue reading
