It seems like time is rushing by toward our October 2 hearing, when the demurrer in our writ of mandate case will be heard by Sacramento Superior Court.

You can follow the court case here.

I am almost finished with my notebook — what I really need to know and be able to speak about at the hearing. Of course, the court could issue a tentative ruling before October 2 and make some of that preparation unnecessary. But I'm preparing anyway.

I admit it: I am obsessing over this.

I even had an argument with Google Gemini about our case. And I won.

Today I asked it again about the likelihood of the state winning its demurrer. Its assessment:

But we won't know until it happens.

Meanwhile, there has been plenty happening.

A new blog post looks back at an April 7, 2011 Fish and Game Commission meeting:

In 2011, Fish and Game Promised to Review Our Ferret Environmental Report. What Happened?

And yesterday we issued a new press release:

California Asks Ferret Advocates to Trust “Further Consideration” — History Gives Them Little Reason To

There are remarkable parallels between our April 7, 2011 meeting with Fish and Game and where Petition 2025-003 stands today. I'll have the details in Sunday's CLIFFNotes.