By Thomas A.T. Ferrari At its July 27, 2021 teleconference meeting [Agenda Item C], Contractors State License Board (CSLB) heard a presentation from UC Berkeley’s Labor Center on the Battery Energy Storage Systems Study, which strongly recommended that CSLB preclude Continue reading
By Riley Minkoff On October 29, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued proposed rulemaking decision R.12-12-011, a proposal that would approve a settlement agreement with Uber on the reporting of data on sexual harassment and assault. The agreement Continue reading
By Benjamin L. Sheinman On November 4, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 4-0 to approve D.21-11-008. President Batjer was absent from the meeting. This decision, proposed by Commissioner Guzman Aceves, set the interim storage capacity at the Continue reading
By Jackson Sullivan On October 1, 2021, the Ninth Circuit decided Mudpie, Inc. v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America, Case No. 20-16858 (9th Cir.). The opinion affirmed the district court’s order dismissing Petitioner Mudpie, Inc.’s claims against its insurer, Continue reading
By Andrew D. Kent On October 15, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced the issuance of proposed decision A.20-11-001. This decision, if adopted, would approve Verizon Communications’ acquisition of TracFone Wireless, with certain conditions for consumer protection. The Continue reading
By Sarah Dahm On October 8, 2021, the Board of Pharmacy (Board) published notice of its intent to amend section 1746.4 of Title 16, Division 17 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) to permanently waive a requirement of pharmacists Continue reading
By Summer M. Bosse On September 14, 2021, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved regulatory action PRO 1/20 from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), which amends and adopts various sections in Subchapter 1 in Title 10, Continue reading
By Tala Hughes On October 7, 2021, Governor Newsom signed the Medical Board of California’s (MBC) sunset extension bill, SB 806 (Roth) (Chapter 649, Statutes of 2021), which extends the Board’s sunset date for just two years, to January 1, Continue reading
By Mackenzie McCoy On December 01, 2019, the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education (BPPE) published its Sunset Review Report, which precedes the Sunset Review Oversight hearing on the agency before the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Continue reading
By Hamdy M. Masri On October 7, 2021, Governor Newsom signed the Board of Registered Nursing’s (BRN) sunset extension bill, AB 1532 (Committee on Business and Professions) (Chapter 628, Statutes of 2021), which extends the Board’s sunset date to January Continue reading
