California Earthquake Survival Tips
California is known for its earthquakes. Unlike wildfires which can be somewhat predictable and avoidable, there’s never much warning before an earthquake occurs. Even ...
False Allegations of Child Abuse in California
Child abuse laws are designed to protect children from being hurt. They’re good laws that make a lot of sense. Unfortunately, they are also ...
California Lemon Laws For Dogs
When you bring a dog into your family, you assume that you’re getting a healthy animal who will be a buddy and best friend ...
Can You Leave the Scene of an Accident
You’ve just been involved in an accident. As far as you can tell, it’s not a big deal. You barely bumped the other car’s ...
Evading Police in California
Police chases might look exciting on television, but the reality is much different. Evading the police in California is dangerous, especially if the event ...
California’s Noise Protection Laws
There’s nothing worse than noisy neighbors. Without fail, neighbors only seem to get noisy after you’ve had a long day and only want to ...
The Right to Remain Silent
We’re all familiar with the Miranda Rights, which basically grants us the ability to not tell the police anything if we’re arrested. While we’ve ...
The Reality of Unemployment Fraud
Unemployment fraud isn’t new. There have been instances of it dating all the way back to when the system for helping people stay financially ...
Watering your California Lawn
All of us want the lush, gorgeous kind of lawn we see featured in landscaping ads and gardening magazines. Even with minimal landscaping, a ...
California’s Spay Neuter Laws and How They Impact You
Most of the people impacted by California’s spay/neuter laws barely noticed a change. The reason for this is because the vast majority of the ...
What Happens When the Police Knock on Your Door
There is nothing quite as gut-wrenching as opening your front door and finding the police standing on the other side. They never bring good ...
The Legal Consequences of Public Fighting
Street fighting, barroom brawls, and throwing punches at a guy who steals your parking space. In the movies, these things never seem like a ...
The Difference Between a Domestic Violence Restraining Order and a Civil Harassment Restraining Order
Feeling threatened and worrying about your physical/mental safety is an incredibly frightening and stressful situation. The one bright spot is that California’s lawmakers fully ...
Attending School During the Pandemic
Never before have so many parents been confused about how their child’s education will take place during the upcoming school year. Concern about COVID-19 ...
Staying Safe During California’s Wildfire Season
Each year, California has wildfires that attract national and sometimes even international media attention. The various media channels like to talk about what might ...
Laws Every California Pet Owner Should Know
Owning a pet is a wonderful experience. In exchange for providing for their physical needs, your pet gives you unconditional love and great joy ...
What to do When the Police Ask for Camera Footage
Over the past 10 or 15 years, cameras have become a major part of our daily lives. They’re on our phones, in our homes, ...
Can you Stay Open for Business Even Though the California Governor Says Otherwise
COVID-19 has done more than simply worry that we’re dying each time we cough. It has also triggered some pretty intense discussions about how ...
Yellow Traffic Lights in California
On paper, it’s a simple concept. When you see a flashing yellow traffic light it means you have the right of way, but that ...
What Happens If You Take Prescription Drugs without a Prescription?
Most of us have done it. We’ve had a splitting headache or strained something. When an over the counter medication doesn’t seem to touch ...
California’s Videotaping Laws
There was a time when no one worried about what would happen if they videotaped someone. Prior to cell phone cameras, it was nearly ...
Found a Lost Pet? Here’s What you Have to Do
It happens all the time. A dog appears in your yard or you find a cat while your out on a walk. Even though ...
Falling Asleep Behind the Wheel in California
We’ve all done it. Gotten behind the wheel and driven when we were tired. Most of the time rolling down the window, cranking up ...
California’s Attitude Toward Vandalism
Vandalism is often an act of passion. Most of us are angry or hurt. We want to strike back at the person we believe ...