October 2023 – Page 15 – California Globe

About Last Week: Gavin Spares Fresca!

October 15, 2023 4:17 pmOctober 16, 2023 2:41 pm

In California, you are supposed to shun, disavow, and cancel anything immediately – and do it in front of a television camera if you can find one. Texas? Evil governor of an evil state! Oil companies? Evil profiteers! (no, it’s...

When a New Law Conflicts with an Existing Law

October 15, 2023 4:05 pmOctober 15, 2023 4:05 pm

As you might imagine, sometimes a bill in the California Legislature with a new statute might conflict with another state law, or even federal law. How is that handled in the legislation? Obviously under the federal Supremacy Clause, a federal...

Drafting a Study Bill

October 15, 2023 9:00 amOctober 15, 2023 9:00 am

Several times per Session, there are bills in the California Legislature to require a study be conducted. Some of these bills are very short, such as this example from a 2023 Session bill: The State Department of Public Health shall...

LASD Firing Range Explosion Preventable?

October 14, 2023 4:08 pmOctober 14, 2023 4:11 pm

Tuesday, a mobile firing range parked at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic exploded, severely injuring two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies. The deputies – who may have been trapped in the 53-foot long trailer by an automatic locking...

Disposition of 2023 Bills in the California Legislature

October 14, 2023 6:46 amOctober 14, 2023 6:46 am

I researched and compiled the following information regarding the disposition or outcome of legislation from the last 15 years of the California Legislature. The two charts below list the bills by session year, the number of Assembly Bills or Senate...

Overview of 2023 Bill Actions by Governor Newsom

October 14, 2023 6:33 amOctober 14, 2023 6:33 am

The 2023 California Legislative Session concluded just before midnight on September 14, and Governor Gavin Newsom had until October 14 to act on all the bills sent to his Desk this year. Governor Newsom concluded his work in the evening...

Kaiser Permanente Strike Ends Following Deal With Coalition Of Unions

October 14, 2023 2:25 amOctober 14, 2023 2:26 am

The Kaiser Permanente health care strike ended on Friday following a new deal with several unions which incudes a 21% wage increase over the next four years. The Kaiser strike began on October 4th, with 75,000 employees striking nationwide for...