The Supreme Court today announced its November calendar, which will be held in Sacramento.  On November 3, the court will hear the following cases (with the issue presented as stated on the court’s website):

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District v. California Public Utilities Commission:  Does the Public Utilities Commission have the authority to review and regulate a user fee imposed by a local government entity that is collected through the bills of a regulated public utility?

People v. Safety National Casualty Insurance Co.:  May Penal Code section 977, subdivision (b)(1), be utilized to determine whether a proceeding at which a defendant charged with a felony failed to appear was a proceeding at which the defendant was “lawfully required” to appear for purposes of forfeiting bail under Penal Code section 1305, subdivision (a)(4)?

People v. Arroyo:  May the criminal prosecution of a juvenile offender under Welfare and Institutions Code section 707, subdivision (d), be commenced by grand jury indictment or only by the filing of an information after a preliminary hearing?

People v. Masters:  This is an automatic appeal from a July 1990 judgment of death.  The court’s website does not list issues for such appeals.
Yes, the judgment on appeal is over 25 years old.  Briefing in the case — comprising more than 800 pages — was completed almost 12 years ago.

People v. Johnson:  This is an automatic appeal from a November 2009 judgment of death.  The court’s website does not list issues for such appeals.