by Derek P. Cole on April 10, 2020
posted in Elections, Meetings,
Yesterday, Governor Newsom amended his previous executive order regarding deadlines under the California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”). His new order clarifies that the suspension of CVRA deadlines applies to both of the “safe harbor” periods provided Continue Reading
by Derek P. Cole on April 7, 2020
posted in Landlord-Tenant, Uncategorised,
As we explained in a previous post, the Governor very recently issued an executive order that limited landlords’ abilities to evict tenants during the COVID-19 public-health emergency. Yesterday, the Judicial Council—the agency with oversight Continue Reading
by Derek P. Cole on March 27, 2020
posted in Landlord-Tenant,
This afternoon, Governor Newsom issued an executive order imposing a moratorium on residential evictions through May 31, 2020. The order was issued to protect residential tenants from evictions while stay-at-home (or “shelter in place”) orders are Continue Reading
by Derek P. Cole on March 22, 2020
posted in Claims Act,
Yesterday, the Governor issued another in a series of executive orders in light of the COVID-19 emergency. We provide a separate update concerning that order’s suspension of portions of the Brown Act. In this blog post, we note that this latest Continue Reading
by Derek P. Cole on March 22, 2020
posted in Meetings,
On March 21, 2020, the Governor issued the latest of many executive orders concerning the COVID-19 public-health emergency. This most recent order addresses a number of subjects, including local agency meetings under the Brown Act. As to these meetings, Continue Reading