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Governor Newsom Proclaims a State of Emergency to Expedite Critical Fuels Reduction Projects

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As the two-month anniversary of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties approaches, on March 1, 2025, Governor Newsom issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency to expedite fire-prevention projects....more

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California Suspends Some Permitting and Environmental Review to Expedite Rebuilding After Southern California Fires

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Following the devastating fires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-4-25 to expedite recovery and rebuilding efforts. Released on January 12, 2025, the Order suspends...more

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A Dry 2021 in California Prompts Water Conservation Response

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Limited water supply, restrictions on use, and higher costs may be in store for next year if the state’s drought conditions persist. This year has been critically dry and hot for California, resulting in déjà vu as the...more

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The End of Price Restrictions in California… Or Merely a Step Towards Normal

One year after declaring a state of emergency in California due to COVID-19, the California Governor issued a new Executive Order lifting pricing restrictions on most categories of products previously subject to California’s...more

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Governor Newsom Extends Suspension of CEQA Filing and Noticing Requirements

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With precautions still in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic that limit access to government buildings and promote social distancing, on September 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-80-20. ...more

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California Strengthens Penal Code Section 396, Codifies Price Gouging Executive Order

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many governors have issued executive orders targeted at combating price gouging. However, one California state senator, Senator Thomas Umberg, proposed going a step further. In April 2020,...more

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New Order Extends Suspension of Certain CEQA Filing and Noticing Requirements

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On September 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-80-20 (Order). Among its provisions, the Order extends the prior suspension by Executive Order N-54-20 of public noticing requirements mandated by certain...more

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Effective Immediately: Residential Tenants Receive Further COVID-19 Protections in California

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On August 31, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an eviction protection law that significantly amends the long-standing procedures for initiating and prosecuting residential unlawful detainer actions based on...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Governor Newsom Orders COVID-19 Compensation Presumption

On March 4, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency exists for California due to the threat of COVID-19. On March 13, President Trump announced a national emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Since...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Creating Rebuttable Presumption of Workers' Compensation Compensability for COVID-19...

On May 6, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20, which provides that an employee's COVID-19 related illness "shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment for purposes of awarding...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Testing California’s Price Gouging Statute

Pandemic-related price spikes in consumer goods have attracted the attention of both government enforcers and private plantiffs. In California, Attorney General Xavier Becerra has issued two admonitions against price gouging...more

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New Paid Supplemental Sick Leave for California Food Sector Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-51-20, requiring employers of Food Sector Workers to provide up to two weeks of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) to...more

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California’s Stay-at-Home Orders: Implications for Environmental Contractors

Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors. Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more

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California’s “Safer-at-Home” Order Permits Many Construction Projects to Continue

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On March 18, 2020, we authored an update regarding housing construction under the shelter-in-place orders jointly issued by six Bay Area counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa...more

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San Francisco Bay Area Ratchets Up COVID-19 Stay-Home Orders

Sweeping new regulations affect many aspects of public life. The March 16 orders, identical around the Bay, were considered insufficient, and greater limits have been imposed....more

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Due to State of Emergency, California Limits Enforcement of Regulatory Requirements for Hospitals and Other Facilities

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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, California has taken the extraordinary action of limiting the regulatory enforcement of most licensed health facility requirements. On March 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued...more

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California Construction in the Time of Covid-19

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, daily and sometimes hourly changes in federal, state, and local orders and regulations are significantly impacting the construction industry. This blog provides an overview of practical...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Is Your Business an “Essential Business”? Navigating California State and County COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Orders

In light of the recent “Shelter-In-Place” orders issued by all nine Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Solano, and Napa) and the subsequent “Stay-At-Home” order...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California Executive Power and Industrial Facilities in the Wake of COVID-19

Gov. Newsom’s executive orders stand to have a direct impact on California facilities and operations. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency and, pursuant to his broad authority under the...more

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Quarantine Carve-Outs For Essential Energy Workers

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The production and consumption of energy often goes unnoticed until it is interrupted. As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, many energy companies are asking whether the government has the...more

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CA Gov. Executive Order Relaxes WARN Notice Requirements for COVID-19

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In the wake of business slowdowns and shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers face a dilemma when forced to furlough or layoff workers. The Federal and California WARN Acts require 60 days’ notice...more

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California Governor Paves Way for Local Emergency Limitations on Evictions and Foreclosures

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On March 16, 2020 the Governor of California, acting pursuant to his state of emergency powers, issued Executive Order N-28-20 aimed at curbing evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 State of Emergency. The Order...more

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California Governor Issues New COVID-19 Executive Order Impacting Local Government

Addresses Open Meetings, Delivery Ordinances, Working After Retirement and Government Claim Deadlines During Coronavirus Pandemic - In a continued effort to address the COVID-19 state of emergency, California Gov. Gavin...more

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More California Counties And Cities Order Their Residents To Stay At Home

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the statewide stay-at-home mandate issued by Governor Newsom on March 19, 2020, three California counties, Amador, Merced, and Ventura, and the City of Palm Springs issued their own orders to...more

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CA Authorizes Cities And Counties To Halt Evictions

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The State of California has authorized cities and counties to enact broad measures to place moratoriums on evictions for non-payment of rent as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive...more

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