August 2022 – Page 12 – California Globe

California Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act

August 21, 2022 10:33 amAugust 21, 2022 10:39 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Business and Professions Code Division 2, Chapter 1.6 provides the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act, which is contained in Sections 920 to 922. Chapter 1.6 was added in 2002 by...

A Brief Review of the California Legislsture’s Joint Rule 26.5

August 20, 2022 10:00 amAugust 20, 2022 8:03 am

Senate Concurrent Resolution 32 (Atkins) was adopted March 30 of this year and sets forth the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 2021–22 Regular Session. Joint Rule (JR) 26.5 is titled “Reference to Committee.” This section provides...

California Oak Woodlands Conservation

August 20, 2022 7:51 amAugust 20, 2022 7:55 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Fish and Game Code Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 3.5 provides the Oak Woodlands Conservation Act, which is contained in Section 1360 to 1372. Article 3.5 was added in 2001 by Chapter...

BART Police Announce That They Will No Longer Use ‘Racist’ Suspect Determination

August 20, 2022 2:30 amAugust 19, 2022 8:32 pm

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police announced on Thursday that it will no longer use the term “excited delirium” due to it being linked to past deaths of minorities during police incidents. The decision dates to earlier this year when...

California’s Uniform Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protective Orders

August 19, 2022 3:14 pmAugust 19, 2022 2:18 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Family Code Division 10, Part 5 provides the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act, which is contained in Sections 6400 to 6409. Part 5 was added in 2001 by...

New Poll Shows 61% of Californians Oppose Biden Running in 2024

August 19, 2022 1:11 pm

A new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Friday shows that over 60% of California voters oppose President Biden from running again in two years, with other candidates from both parties gaining popularity as potential replacements...

Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close Schools on Two Muslim Holidays

August 19, 2022 11:36 am

A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental, religious, and legal...