August 2024 – Page 22 – California Globe

Witnesses under California’s Evidence Code

August 7, 2024 2:30 amAugust 7, 2024 2:31 am

Division 6 of the California Evidence Code concerns witnesses. Chapter 1 deals with competency. Section 700 specifies that every person, irrespective of age, is qualified to be a witness and no person is disqualified to testify to any matter. Section...

X/Twitter Announces all Remaining San Francisco Employees to be Moved To Palo Alto, San Jose

August 6, 2024 12:47 pmAugust 6, 2024 12:47 pm

According to an internal e-mail from X CEO Linda Yaccarino, X’s San Francisco office is to close in the coming weeks, with all offices being moved to sites either in San Jose or Palo Alto. Since 2020, Elon Musk has...

CA State Regulators Force Solar Provider Under: SunPower Announces Bankruptcy

August 6, 2024 12:09 pmAugust 6, 2024 12:09 pm

On the one hand, the state of California has decided that it shall become an all-electric, all-renewable power state by, well, for practical purposes, next Thursday. On the other hand, the state gives utilities a massive break on how much...

Kamala Harris and the California Public Utilities Commission

August 6, 2024 10:36 amAugust 6, 2024 10:36 am

With the likely ascendance of Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket this November we will see increased scrutiny of her past record. As we should. We’ve already seen some great work on that, including an article...

Evidence Code Guidebook Published

August 6, 2024 7:30 amAugust 6, 2024 7:31 am

Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has released his third practical guide on one of California’s 29 Codes. The 29 Codes contain the state’s over 155,000 statutes and are divided based on subject matter. His newest book is “A Practical...

California’s Kamala By the Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 49

August 6, 2024 7:00 amAugust 6, 2024 7:01 am

Now that Kamala Harris is definitely going to be the Democratic nominee for president, there are a few numbers her campaign may want to focus on. The first is 46, her percentage of the vote in the latest polls. The...

California Energy Commission Proposes State Takeover Of Oil Refineries

August 6, 2024 2:55 amAugust 7, 2024 12:57 pm

Just as Chevron Oil company announced that it is moving its headquarters to Houston Texas from San Ramon California, California Energy Commission regulators announced proposed government controls of the petroleum industry, ostensibly in order to combat future energy price surges,...