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Granite Construction has started pouring concrete for the 146-foot concrete spillway at the Folsom Dam in California. The new control structure features six steel gates that are 23 feet wide, 34 feet tall and 50 feet lower than the current spillway gates.  

OREGON--(ENEWSPF)--May 24, 2012. In a major victory for medical marijuana patients, the California Supreme Court denied review yesterday of an important dispensary case out of Los Angeles. Rejecting calls from State Attorney General Kamala Harris and law ...  

Sergio Garcia graduated from law school three years ago, but he cannot practice his profession because he is undocumented, and so the California Bar Association is asking the state Supreme Court to make an exception and approve his license. “The Supreme ...  

On April 2, Heidi Fuller asked the California Supreme Court to hear Fuller v Bowen, the case that challenges the refusal of the California Secretary of State to enforce the California Constitutional qualification that says legislative candidates must have lived in the district for a year before filing to run for that office. Normally the [...]  

ICO Global Asks California Supreme Court to Appoint New Appellate Panel in Boeing Case Following Acknowledgement of Conflicts of Interest by Two Court of Appeal Justices Company Cites Denial of Due Process And Reliance on Incorrect Legal Standards.  

The state Supreme Court has decided not to review an appellate court's January ruling that a Superior Court judge has the power to consider a plan for water storage in the southeast area of Los Angeles County. The state Supreme Court has decided not to review an appellate court's January ruling that a Superior Court judge has the power to consider a plan for water storage in the southeast area of Los Angeles County.  

No reason for the recusals has been given, although state records reflect that one justice owned ... petition for rehearing filed on May 1 with Division 8 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal in its litigation with The Boeingand certain of ...  

The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether the State Bar has the authority to license an undocumented immigrant and allow him to become a practicing lawyer. In their weekly closed-door conference, the justices unanimously decided to consider the case of Sergio Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who graduated from Chico State University  

San Francisco-based solar project developer Recurrent Energy said today that three of its photovoltaic projects in Sacramento County are now in commercial operation. Recurrent Energy solar facility in Elk Grove Friday January 15, 2012. Governor Jerry Brown and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signed the Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy to speed up the construction of renewable energy facilities in California...  

The California Supreme Court is considering whether to grant a law license to an illegal immigrant, a paralegal who came to the United States as a young child. The immigrant, Sergio Garcia, came to the United States from Mexico with his parents when he was 17 months old, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing information from the Daily Journal (sub. req.). He has applied for legal status. The supreme court asked the State Bar of California to...  

Volagi Cycles is hiring an inside sales rep in Cotati, CA, which is about halfway between Santa Rosa and Petaluma. More Bicycle & fitness industry and transportation jobs Bicycle assembly and repair teacher for Folsom High School, Folsom, CA. A bike shop in the San Francisco South Bay is opening a shop cafe. They’re looking read more » Related posts: Summer jobs and bikes Bicycle jobs 10/10/2011 Bicycle jobs  

$1,000); Associated Builders and Contractors of Northern California ($500), Sacramento Builders Exchange PAC ($1,500), Haldeman Homes of Auburn ($500), Thomas Beattie, retired ($250). - Rich Johnson raised $6,656, loaned his campaign $1,500, spent $5,100 ...  

FOLSOM, Calif., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready California, the new Dickey's location in Folsom is opening this Thursday, May 24 and will be serving the first 100 customers free slow-smoked pulled pork big barbecue sandwiches. (Logo:...  

Following the success of 247°F, IMEDI FILMS’ is pleased to announce that The Casting, currently in production will be screened at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California along side IMEDI FILMS’ The Salvia Experiment.Santa Monica, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/18/2012 -- Following the success of 247°F, IMEDI FILMS’ is pleased to announce that The Casting, currently in production will be screened at the American Film Market in Santa Monica...  

In their weekly closed-door conference, the justices unanimously decided to consider the case of Sergio Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who graduated from Chico State University, a Florida law school and passed the State Bar exam ...  

Employees of Solar Forward install solar electric panels on a residential rooftop on February 27, 2009 in Santa Monica, California. A few years ago, when I was first covering solar leasing, net metering was a big deal. “Look! The meter is ...  

The California Supreme Court California Supreme Court Latest from The Business Journals Court ... April 30 that neither employees nor employers who prevail can collect legal fees. The decision could reduce wage-and-hour litigation by making ...  

[Marla James et al v. City of Costa Mesa, City of Lake Forest] Just last week, the California Supreme Court agreed to review a Court of Appeals decision regarding medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation. In that decision, the Appeals ...  

CASE NOTE: 10-17720 Plans Inc. v. Sacramento City Unified School District[caption id="attachment_4394" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - San Francisco"][/caption] SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 17, 2012 – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing a case this morning on the issue of whether the Sacramento Unified School District is violating constitutional principles of separation of church and state in...  

Last week, the California Supreme Court gave employers a 'break' by resolving issues in a case that has been pending since 2008 - issues that have cost California employers more than a billion dollars in settling and defending class action lawsuits.  

On May 9, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County v Bowen, 11-55316. This case challenges a California state law that makes it illegal for petitioners to work outside their home district, when they are circulating petitions to place candidates on the ballot for district office. The law also [...]  

By Thomas Kaufman (follow me on Twitter) On April 30, 2012, the California Supreme Court handed down Kirby v. Imoos Fire Protection, Inc., a case that addresses the alleged right of an employer to recover attorney's fees when it prevails...  

The California Supreme Court has put a lot of thought into employee rest breaks this year. In April, the court ruled that employers must make meal breaks available, but they don't have to force wage workers to take a break for a meal. This week, the court ruled that a......  

On March 29, Heidi Fuller asked the California Supreme Court to hear her constitutional election law case. Here is the petition. The California Constitution, since 1879, has said no one can run for the legislature who has not lived in the district for a year before filing. However, since 1973, the California Secretary of State [...]  

In 2009, he graduated from Chico State University, and later passed the state bar exam. But his dream of becoming an immigration lawyer has been put on hold. Yesterday, the California Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the state bar can ...  

In a decision that represents more good news for employers doing business in California, the California Supreme Court recently held that employees may not recover attorneys' fees for meal and rest period claims ... and ensure that no work is performed ...  

Spring is a time for change and renewal, and the California Supreme Court will be experiencing both this year. One change you should be sure to note is the increase in filing fees for certain documents. Effective August 30, 2011, the filing fee will be $325 for the following documents,......  

Carlos Moreno is a celebrated hero of LGBT people in California for his votes on the California Supreme Court in two very important marriage equality-related cases In re Marriage Cases (2008) and Strauss v. Horton (2009). Moreno announced his retirement from the Court in January 2011. Justice Moreno also announced this week that he is endorsing the bid of my friend Luis Lopez to represent the 51st Assembly District. Moreno, Lopez (and...  

Recently, FoxQuotes.com announced that they are finally bring their vehicle insurance to a county in California which they have not been able to access before. The county in question happens to be Placer County. Whenever they so choose, residents of Placer County may log in to FoxQuotes.com to get insurance quotes, as well as get insurance coverage. Vehicle insurance company FoxQuotes.com made the move to Placer county as a small step towards...  

The California Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the names of police officers involved in shootings in the line of duty are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA), reports Metropolitan News-Enterprise. A California appellate court ruled in February that the officers’ names were not exempt......  

Speaking of San Francisco's housing pipeline and new construction slated to rise, while site work has already commenced at the corner of 5th and Folsom, Avant Housing will officially break ground on 900 Folsom this coming Monday, May 21....  

By Thomas Kaufman This morning, the California Supreme Court issued the long-awaited decision in Harris v. Superior Court, addressing how to interpret the administrative exemption under California law. The case reverses a decision of the court of appeal that effectively...  

The California Supreme Court ruled today that employers must make meal breaks available, but they don’t have to force wage workers to take a break for a meal. The decision resolves the nine-year-old Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego lawsuit. The plaintiffs in the case argued that......  

DALLAS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brinker International announced today that the California Supreme Court has issued an opinion in Brinker Restaurant Corp. et al v. The Superior Court for the State of California for the County of San Diego. The decision resolves the...  

In May 2009, CBMWD, Tesoro Oil Company and the three cities filed a suit opposing a 2-year state mediated groundwater storage plan created to tap into the 450,000 acre ... the transfer of water from one Basin to the other; 3. Had jurisdiction to appoint ...  

The Sacramento County court system looks like it's about to lay off at least 9 percent of its employees – and maybe twice that figure – as a result of the latest state budget revision. California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye  

Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and others defended the selection of Maui for an annual conference of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The senator emphasized that Hawaii is covered by the large, San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit, according to a Politico article: “The Ninth Circuit includes the state of Hawaii and it is the [...]  

The California Supreme Court gave the state’s employers a huge victory when it issued its ruling in Brinker v. Superior Court, stating that businesses do not have to force their employees to take a meal or rest break, only that...  

"Judge who led the Ninth circuit in expansive time dies": In today's edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "James Browning, who was chief judge of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during...  

Judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals are defending their plans for a million dollar conference in Hawaii in August in the face of questions posed by two Republican senators. The Ninth Circuit presides over California, Arizona, Montana ...  

California-birthed streetwear brand, TLR, are back at it after facing legal action from Lacoste earlier in the year, over their headless gator parody logo. They've since re-grouped, and have teamed up with Ventura County, California-based ...  

The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether the State Bar has the authority to license an undocumented immigrant and allow him to become a practicing lawyer. In their weekly closed-door conference, the justices unanimously decided to consider the case of Sergio Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who graduated from Chico State University, a Florida law school and passed the state Bar exam in July 2009 but has...  

LEXIS 3981 (April 30, 2012) (available here), holding that attorney's fees may not be awarded under Cal. Lab. Code § 218.5 to a party that prevails on a claim for meal and rest ... Likewise, employers have no general duty to report criminal conduct ...  

The goal is to piggy back on Justin Levine, the owner of the California Fitness Academy in Visalia, who plans on running 300 miles in four days from Visalia to Santa Monica in October. We are going to keep track of Levine's progress with the ...  

LAKE FOREST -- The California Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a controversial Court of Appeals decision regarding medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation. In a March decision the Appeals Court ruled in favor of Evergreen Holistic, a ...  

On May 16,2012, the California Supreme Court granted a petition by the City of Lake Forest to have the Court review a highly controversial Court of Appeal decision on marijuana dispensaries. By granting the City of Lake Forest's petition, the California ...  

This article is day seven of an eight part series featuring a great American family road trip. Traveling and "stepping outside the box" are essential for staying inspired and living a complete life. This west coast road trip was the most visually exciting trip I'd been on in a long time. On day seven, we ventured south on Highway 1 from the beautiful Carmel, California and onward to Santa Monica.  

California Supreme Court issues long-awaited ruling in Brinker meal and rest ...Lexology (registration)The principal opinion by Justice Werdegar was signed by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and Associate Justices Joyce L. Kennard, Marvin R. Baxter, Ming W. Chin, Carol A. Corrigan, and Goodwin Liu. Justice Werdegar also issued a separate concurring ...and more »  

People in Northern California and Nevada reported hearing a loud boom in the sky above the Sierra Sunday morning. The Tuolumne County sheriff's department said they are investigating the possibility that it might have been the physical impact of an overnight meteor shower. Some people in the Tahoe area said they saw what they believed to be a meteor just prior to the sound. People who live in in Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Placer County...  

(2) if no, is a claim for rest periods a claim "for nonpayment of wages," which would bring it within Section 218.5?; and (3) if yes, may the employer recover attorney's fees for a rest period claim when the action also includes an overtime claim that ...  

Commercial rooftop solar arrays and other small-scale generators are expected to gain easier connection to local electricity grids under a measure approved recently by the California Independent System Operator Corp., based in Folsom. Under the ...  

The California Supreme Court has granted a request by Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley to keep a two time convicted rapist off the streets. Dudley took her case directly to the high court after the Third District Court of Appeals in ...  

Attorney asks the California Supreme Court to decide the case of Dennis Lawley, who was convicted and sentenced to death in a 1989 murder for hire. The bid for freedom was filed in 2008 and had languished.A convicted killer who died on death row while his appeal languished before the California Supreme Court should have his case decided posthumously, his attorney told the state high court.  

A District Court of Appeal in Sacramento has denied the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's request to keep a sexually violent predator out of the county as a transient. Earlier this month, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley ...  

The California Supreme Court granted review in October 2008 ... such work was occurring. When employees record that they are doing no work (such as during meal periods), this creates a presumption that the employees will bear the burden of countering.  

Werdegar's concurring opinion emphasized that employers have both the duty to provide non-exempt employees meal periods and to record their having done so. 28 Thus ... and employment law counsel can assist your business in implementing these new standards ...  

A long-running legal dispute between the owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press and former editor Jerry Roberts apparently has come to an end. The California Supreme Court this week declined to review a lower court decision upholding an ...  

Three of four clergy-abuse lawsuits pending against the Diocese of Monterey will likely be dismissed or settled for small sums after a recent state Supreme Court ruling. In a case that was being watched throughout the state, the high court ruled ...  

Workers at Brinker's Chili's and Romano's Macaroni Grill restaurants claimed that managers ... NLRB Notice Must Be Posted by Virtually All Employers by April 30 (Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP) After months of uncertainty due to pending legal ...  

Employees must accurately record the time they begin and end each meal period ... these most important areas of California's meal and rest period law, the California Supreme Court ruled on general class action certification requirements and found that ...  

On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court finally addressed these issues in Brinker Restaurant ... expressed their view that if an employer's records do not reflect that a meal period is taken, a rebuttable presumption arises that the employee ...  

On the meal-period issue, the court clarified that California employers generally are required to ... This ruling makes clear the employer's need to promulgate and enforce written record keeping requirements in relation to employees' record of hours ...  

It’s the largest lake in the state — for now. But California’s Salton Sea, just northeast of San Diego, is shrinking rapidly, and a recent California Supreme Court ruling threatens to exacerbate its decline. In March, the California court ...  

Rest Break Obligation: The court also held that "[e]mployees are entitled to 10 minutes' rest for shifts from three and one-half hours to six hours in length, 20 minutes [two breaks of 10 minutes each] for shifts of more than six hours and up to 10 hours ...  

In other words, employees are permitted to take one ten minute rest break if their shift exceeds 3 ½ hours up to 6 hours, a second break if their shift exceeds 6 hours up to 10 hours, and a third rest break if their shift exceeds 10 hours up to 14 hours.  

This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world’s most popular websites. COMMENTARY | According to the Associated Press, California's Supreme Court has ruled employers aren't ...  

Superior Court. Plaintiffs had sought to certify three subclasses of California restaurant employees based on the employer’s alleged violations of California’s wage and hour laws relating to rest breaks and meal breaks. The decision provides critical ...  

This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world’s most popular websites. COMMENTARY | The Associated Press provides some food for thought in discussing a recent ruling by the ...  

Restaurants in California are not responsible for meal breaks their wait staff and host staff did not take. Hourly restaurant employees can decide to work through the 30 minute meal breaks the state law says the employer must give them each 5 hours of ...  

Kevin Allen, a workers-side employment lawyer, said he hoped the court's decision will require employers to ensure that their workers take regular breaks. He said the law is there to protect employees from working too many hours in a row with no rest.  

More than three years after the California Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a high-profile case about employee meal and rest breaks, a decision is expected at 10 a.m. Thursday. The central issue in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior ...  

SANTA ANA, Calif. (MMD Newswire) May 9, 2012 -- The Heritage Museum of Orange County (www.heritagemuseumoc.org), a prime cultural and natural history center serving all of Southern California, has won the prestigious Outstanding Contributions to Education ...  

"The decision ... should have required employers to take affirmative steps to provide meal periods, and not just adopt policies that allow them," Fernando Flores of the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center, said in a statement. "The (court ...  

California's bosses must lead their workers to lunch, but they cannot force them to eat. That was the bottom line in a closely watched California Supreme Court ruling Thursday clarifying the law on an employer's obligations to ensure workers ...  

BBC NewsCourt: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaksFox NewsSAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks in a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers.California Supreme Court: It's not the boss's problem if employees work during ...San Jose Mercury NewsCalifornia Supreme Court gives final say on unused...  

Kansas City StarWorkers' class action against Brinker can proceed, in partChicago Tribune(Reuters) - Part of a class-action lawsuit against Brinker International Inc can proceed, the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in a closely watched case about employee meal and rest breaks at the company's restaurants.Brinker International Announces Favorable Reaction to California Supreme Court ...MarketWatch (press release)California Employers...  

Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye will be the featured speaker at the Yolo County Bar Association's Law Day event. The theme for Law Day this year is "No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom." The Law Day gathering is ...  

Alley Heating and Air Conditioning service is now available in more areas in the Northern California Valley region than ever before. All HVAC services can now be easily and quickly obtained not only in Sacramento but also in Roseville, Folsom and Elk Grove ...  

That victory is also shared by the corrupt entity who deliberately allowed those child molesters and rapists to commit egregious crimes against those innocent children. The Supreme Appellate Court reversed an opinion by the lower appeals court ...  

With the California Supreme Court having now clarified when that one hour of pay ... Consider including an acknowledgment on time records where the employee confirms that he/she took all meal and rest periods during such payroll period.  

Recently, FoxQuotes.com announced that they are finally bring their vehicle insurance to a county in California which they have not been able to access before. The county in question happens to be Placer County. Whenever they so choose, residents of Placer ...  

The California Supreme Court decided Wednesday to review a trial judge’s order removing the Riverside County public defender’s office from a death penalty murder case. In a December hearing, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Christian ...  

SAN FRANCISCO — Employers are under no obligation to ensure ... employers are taking advantage of employees who don't want to leave colleagues during busy times. In 2001, California became one of only a few states that impose a monetary ...  

Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye will be the featured speaker this month at the Yolo County Bar Association's Law Day event. The theme for Law Day this year is "No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom." The Law Day ...  

FOLSOM, CA - Correctional officers are seeking an inmate who escaped from California State ... Cabrera was described as a 32-year-old Hispanic man, 5'9" tall, weighing 204 pounds with brown eyes, a shaved head and a medium build. He was last seen wearing ...  

FOLSOM, CA - Correctional officers are seeking an inmate who escaped from California State ... Cabrera was described as an Hispanic 32-year-old man, 5'9" tall, weighing 204 pounds with brown eyes and a medium build. Anyone who may have seen a man matching ...  

In a study released April 3, Santa Clara County ranked as the second healthiest county among 58 counties in California were ranked and San Francisco County finished 24th, Los Angeles County 28th and Sacramento County 31st. The County Health ...  

Gaylord Nelson, then a senator from Wisconsin, had surveyed the beaches fouled by 100,000 barrels of spilled oil from a blown-out well in the Santa Barbara Channel and was flying to San Francisco when he read an article about the anti-war teach ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks.  

The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a fresh look at a Santa Cruz County attempted murder case, suggesting a lower court may have erred several years ago when it overturned a conviction and lengthy sentence. In a unanimous ruling ...  

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks in a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers. The unanimous ...  

Canyon Crest Academy junior Nachi Baru, 16, has become quite the prolific writer — for the third time winning the Playwrights Project’s California Young Playwrights Contest. His play “American Idyll” will be staged at the Lyceum Theater ...