Humboldt County, like the rest of California, faces a court reporter shortage. The court currently employs six people to do the job over eight courtrooms, but not all work full time, meaning they have roughly 4.85 full-time equivalent court reporters. The courts are budgeted for 6.35 full-time equivalent court reporters.

(Subscription required) The state bar's board of trustees will also pursue a possible licensing-fee restructuring that would determine how much lawyers pay annually based on their income, job description or years of practice.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting four cities to drum up support for Prop. 1, a $6.4 billion bond for mental health facilities. Opponents say the state can’t afford the plan.

(Subscription required) Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, on Thursday unveiled AB 2288, a bill that would authorize judges to grant injunctive or declaratory relief in PAGA suits. That’s on top of the civil penalties employees can already seek on behalf of themselves, their co-workers and the state.