Rich Ehisen

Email For most animal lovers, their dogs, cats or other four-legged critters are viewed as nothing less than valued members of the family. But in cases where animals instead suffer abuse bad enough to be forcibly removed from the home, they also become evidence that can keep them legally isolated and unavailable for adoption for months or even years.

Email In reviewing some of the bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk after the conclusion of the 2026 California Legislative Session, I have come across a number of examples of bill language that I believe is in need of improvement. The following are some of the examples along with an explanation of my concerns.

While Sacramento’s elite firms generate enviable revenues in the millions of dollars, they face an underappreciated challenge as moneymaking businesses: finding new clients.

For the past 14 years California has been experimenting with a version of the Open Primary in which the top two vote getters, irrespective of party, advance to the General Election. In theory, the thinking of voters in these races should be simple. They should be asking themselves “which one is the closest to my views?” and voting for that candidate. But, in practice it’s not that simple.

As the only statewide race pitting two Democrats against each other, the contest for insurance commissioner offers more than just election-night drama among a slate of otherwise predictable constitutional officer campaigns. It arguably serves as something of a proxy fight for the soul of the California Democratic Party.

Email The California Government Code provides for component parts of the legislative process in this case. There have been many court decisions over the past one hundred plus years interpreting key provisions of the Government Code. The following cases highlight some of the key decisions interpreting these statutory provisions related to the legislative process:

Email Unlike some states that have a robust, codified “Code Construction Act,” California spreads its interpretive rules across random segments of a number of the 29 Codes, including the Civil Code and Code of Civil Procedure, as well as decades of judicial precedent.

Around the Capitol, a walk of just a few blocks can take someone past national chains, longtime Sacramento institutions and an increasingly crowded collection of independent cafes and specialty roasters. For Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting Co., standing out in that landscape has meant building something that extends beyond what is in the cup.

A new California law aims to codify organized sports in state prisons as a way to reduce prison violence and recidivism.

Can Sacramento save a woman who has spent a decade on the streets suffering from mental illness? As the capital of the state that boasts of having the world’s fourth largest economy, Sacramento’s homeless crisis takes on outsized symbolism.