August 2022 – Page 7 – California Globe

California’s Natural Community Conservation Planning Act

August 26, 2022 6:36 amAugust 26, 2022 6:54 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Fish and Game Code Division 3, Chapter 10 provides the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, which is contained in Section 2800 to 2835. Chapter 10 was added in 2002 by Chapter 4....

Gov. Newsom Pledges $100,000 to the Campaign of Florida Dem. Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist

August 26, 2022 2:30 amAugust 25, 2022 9:26 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom pledged $100,000 to the campaign of former Republican Governor and current Democratic gubernatorial candidate of Florida Charlie Crist in the latest political maneuver against Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. In recent years, Newsom and DeSantis have...

Through the Green Looking Glass at California’s Electrical Grid

August 26, 2022 2:05 amAugust 25, 2022 6:09 pm

California is squarely in the middle of another of our iconic summer months, where families can enjoy endless sunshine and warm evenings. Unfortunately, due to our inability to meet our power demands, this iconic time has become synonymous with the...

Gov. Newsom Announces $694 Million for New Project Homekey Housing Units

August 25, 2022 4:43 pmAugust 26, 2022 1:51 pm

During a visit to Los Angeles on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that $694 million would be given to 35 Project Homekey projects across the state, amounting to around 2,500 new units for people in need. However, this latest award...

What Are the Requirements for Elections to the California Legislature?

August 25, 2022 2:30 pmAugust 25, 2022 2:37 pm

Article IV, Section 2 of the California Constitution provides the main requirements for California legislative elections. As most are aware, the 80 members of the Assembly are elected to 2-year terms, while the 40 members of the Senate are elected...

Extended Alcohol Serving Hours Bill Killed in Assembly – Again

August 25, 2022 2:07 pm

A bill that would have enacted a pilot program to allow alcohol to be served between an extra one to two hours per night was voted down in the Assembly on Thursday, killing the bill and prior similar ones for...

Sen. Hertzberg Warned He Would Bring the Zero-Bail Bill Back – And He Just Did

August 25, 2022 11:59 amAugust 27, 2022 8:30 am

The bill to reform/destroy the bail industry in California by annually revising statewide bail schedule and set the bail amount closer to the charged person’s ability to pay, Senate Bill 262 by Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Los Angeles), has been taken...