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California Tenant Rights UpdateNew Los Angeles County ResourcesFederal, state, and local governments promulgated emergency COVID-19 measures created an array of different tenant protections. The Federal CDC eviction moratorium ended on 7/31/21. On January 29, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom extended the statewide eviction moratorium, including the City of Long Beach, to September 30, 2021. The legislation provides eviction and foreclosure protection for many residential tenants and…

Learn how to successfully navigate the USPTO patent process!  Some of the most innovative and unique inventions in history that people have come to know and love were at one point patented. The 3D printer, for example, was patented from as early as 1986 until 2006. Apple Inc., a multinational technology corporation, issued a patent for the original iPhone in…

Since 1955, U.S. air pollution reforms have attempted to fight global warming.Climate change is a condition used to describe the observable shift in the Earth’s climate. This shift happens as temperatures rise, causing unintended ecological effects. Shrinking glaciers, rising sea levels, and intense drought are among these unusual weather patterns. Climate change is one of the most widely…

Proposed Legslationa could change the course of the cigarette industry in California. California AB 1690 Addresses Cigarette Filters and Other Cigarette-Related Items A new proposed California bill entitled the Smoking Waste Pollution Prevention Act, introduced by…