November 29, 2018
US News, Diane Bartz, November 28, 2018- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned on Wednesday that the U.S. Congress should not pass a relatively weak online privacy bill to protect consumer data and use it to take precedence over a new California law. Big tech companies are pushing for a …
November 26, 2018
Public Health Nutrition, Jennifer Pomeranz and Mark Pertschuk, November 26, 2018- Madam We read with interest the Commentary by Hagenaars et al. on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation in 2017(1) published in this journal. The authors provided an insightful perspective on reasons behind the quick spread of SSB taxes in the …
November 20, 2018
NRA-ILA, Staff, November 16, 2018- Several years ago the City of Palm Springs passed an ordinance that required any person in the city who lost or had a firearm stolen from them to report the loss to police within 48 hours. Current California state laws impose the same reporting requirement, …
November 15, 2018
National Real Estate Investor, Bendix Anderson, November 13, 2018- Advocates for new rent control laws are still fighting—even after voters rejected California’s “Prop 10” ballot initiative that would have allowed tough new rent laws. “If you are an owner of apartments, rent control laws are a very, very scary thing,” says John …
November 12, 2018
Reason, Baylen Linnekin, November 10, 2018- This week’s midterm elections, in case you missed the news, were the most important election of your lifetime. While the president, control of the House of Representatives, and Bigfoot erotica dominated national headlines during this ostensibly crucial election season, food-policy issues—my focus—were at the heart of several ballot measures and other …