(Subscription required) Pardo's elevation to the bench represented another new beginning. He is the first Latino elected to a judgeship in Sonoma County. Though there have been appointed Hispanic judges, Pardo's election was a signal event reflecting his status as a respected community leader and the county's shifting racial makeup.

(Subscription required) The proceeds are to be used for operational needs for 2024, the agency said. In February, the bar adopted a 2023 budget that anticipated revenues of $269.9 million and expenses of $286.5 million.

(Subscription required) The law, signed last year, mandates social media companies with at least $100 million in “gross annual revenues” to post their content moderation policies. Beginning next year, companies must submit semiannual reports to the California Department of Justice on their moderation activities.

(Subscription required) The ruling was a significant victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, who have faced fierce opposition, mostly from coastal cities, to the state’s plan to require building of multiple-family dwellings in residential neighborhoods to increase the affordable housing stock in California.