October 2022 – Page 18 – California Globe

LA Citizens Sound Off On Resignation Call For Councilmembers Caught Making Racist Remarks During City Council Meeting

October 12, 2022 2:30 amOctober 11, 2022 9:22 pm

Hundreds of Protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday to protest the first City Council meeting following the leak of the racist comments audio of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo during the weekend....

President Biden Calls For Resignation Of LA Council Members Following Racist Audio Recording

October 11, 2022 5:03 pmOctober 11, 2022 5:05 pm

During a press conference on Tuesday, President Joe Biden called for the resignation of Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo as the LA racist recording scandal continues to grow. The audio recording, which had...

Resign Now LA City Council Members, Forget Never

October 11, 2022 4:37 pmOctober 11, 2022 4:49 pm

Los Angeles City Council members Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo, and Kevin de(ish) Leon should follow the lead of Ron Herrera – erstwhile head of the LA Federation of Labor – and resign immediately. Obviously, if the trio ever want to...

A Bill Can Be ‘Held’ by a Legislative Committee in Several Ways

October 11, 2022 4:30 pmOctober 11, 2022 4:34 pm

In the California Legislature, a bill can be “held” in three distinct ways, which seems rather odd because it would appear that the end result is the same – the bill is not moving forward from the policy or fiscal...

Prop 29 Proponents Seemingly Have Little Interest in its Passing

October 11, 2022 1:00 pmOctober 11, 2022 1:50 pm

We are well into October, and by now you are likely somewhere between frustrated and nauseated with all the political ads that have saturated all facets of the media leading up to the November 8 General Election. If you are...

LA Labor President Ron Herrera Resigns Following Involvement In Racist Recording Scandal

October 11, 2022 12:58 pmOctober 11, 2022 1:21 pm

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera resigned early on Tuesday following his involvement in the growing racist leaked recording scandal that has rocked Los Angeles since the beginning of the week. The audio recording, which had then-City...

Why Are Conference Committees Rarely Used in the California Legislature?

October 11, 2022 6:29 amOctober 11, 2022 6:38 am

In the past, the California Legislature used conference committees as a regular part of the legislative process. However, despite extensive rules and procedures for their use, the conference committee in the California Legislature is largely nonexistent today. Why is that?...