Owners and developers building in California must be aware of a new statute, CA Civil Code § 8850, which takes effect for contracts entered into, on, and after January 1, 2026. The statute will likely ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill that expands the definition of sexual battery to include the intentional removal of a condom without verbal consent, an act commonly referred to ...

Chris Micheli is a Principal with the Sacramento governmental relations firm of Aprea & Micheli, Inc. While California statutes do not provide general canons of statutory construction, readers can ...