While race cannot be the predominant factor behind a legislative body’s decision regarding the final boundaries of election districts, the racial motivations of individual legislators do not invalidate the body’s choice of a specific district map.

The three California state cannabis licensing authorities released revised proposed regulations for commercial medicinal and adult-use cannabis businesses.

Public agency members of Joint Powers Authorities (“JPAs”) that contract with a public retirement system (including an independent retirement plan) that dissolve the JPA on or after January 1, 2019 will be required to assume a portion of the retirement obligations of the JPA under a new law recently signed by Governor Brown. 

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