Ordinances

Last Tuesday, Los Angeles City Council voted 11 to 1 to adopt a proposed ordinance that will tie adult film permits to condom use in the films; however, Council needed a super majority...

Last Tuesday, Los Angeles City Council voted 11 to 1 to adopt a proposed ordinance that will tie adult film permits to condom use in the films; however, Council needed a super majority...

Today, Los Angeles City Council adopted a proposed ordinance that will tie adult film permits to condom use in the films and dropped the lawsuit against ballot measure's proponents LOS ANGELES -- In...

The following list describes new laws that have an impact on business and took effect Jan. 1, unless otherwise noted. * Credit Check AB 22 prohibits employers and prospective employers, not including certain...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' to the following Hennepin County, MN (the county) general obligation (GO) bonds: --$22.775 million GO refunding bonds, series 2012A. These bonds are expected to sell...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings takes the following rating actions on Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank (Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County), IN (corporation) as part of its review of tax...

In January 3(rd) letter to Los Angeles City Council members, City Clerk June Lagmay lays out the three options Council is permitted to take: 1) Adopt the proposed ordinance, without alteration; 2) Call...

WHEN TIRZAH KEMP WAS ARRESTED in 1999, she was afraid of what she could lose. Taken into custody on first-degree assault charges after a domestic dispute with her then-boyfriend, Kemp, whose son was...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, D.C., released a report in early November based on an analysis of Census Bureau data that documents a sharp rise in vacant, non-seasonal, residential property in the...

HEADNOTE This article originally appeared in the November 2011 Fidelity and Surety Committee Newsletter. As many of you know, the West is leading the country in housing failures and foreclosures. While Nevada is...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, D.C., released a report in early November based on an analysis of Census Bureau data that documents a sharp rise in vacant, non-seasonal, residential property in the...

THE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING industry scored a significant victory ill December when a judge rejected a claim that the only way to comply with federal accessibility regulations in designing and constructing properties is to...

U.S. District Court Judge Ivan Lemelle has reversed an earlier ruling that initially upheld a New Orleans ordinance prohibiting the sale of art reproductions on Jackson Square. But whether the city will give...

Electronic Sensor Technology wants to make it easier for users of medical marijuana to know what they are inhaling. The Newbury Park manufacturer of chemical detectors has made custom-designed equipment for use by...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Police plan Operation Christmas Shield New Mexico State Police will be spearheading a warrant round-up soon, with the support of the Administrative Office of the Courts and the...

Two check-cashing establishments have denied the Town of Hempstead from enacting a local zoning ordinance, at least for the time being, after a lawsuit was ruled in their favor. A town statute delineating...

NEW YORK -- As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the following Atlantic County Utilities Authority, NJ (the authority) outstanding solid waste revenue bonds: --$33.88 million solid waste revenue bonds,...

Byline: Tom Sharpe City Attorney Geno Zamora says members of quasi-judicial city boards should not testify before the City Council when it considers appeals from those boards. "This opinion reinforces that adjudicatory board...

Byline: The New Mexican Council to PNM: Take it to state The Santa Fe City Council on Wednesday decided that Public Service Co. of New Mexico will have to make an argument before...