December 2024 – Page 4 – California Globe

Sen. Scott Wiener Uses his Platform to Accuse Elon Musk of Using his Platform to Attack Wiener

December 27, 2024 3:10 amDecember 27, 2024 3:11 am

Another story from the “You Can’t Make this &$@! Up” file: Senator Scott Wiener claims “Elon Musk has a long history of using his platform to attack Scott – rallying thousands of hateful trolls online in an attempt to undermine...

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Accused of Bamboozling Girl into Transitioning to Male while a Preteen

December 27, 2024 2:44 amJanuary 13, 2025 10:43 am

Trying to turn a physically healthy girl into a boy is arguably an abnegation of nature. So it is not surprising that doctors, psychologists and school officials resort to chicanery and badgering to foist irreversible medical procedures on confused kids...

Number of Registered Lobbyists in California

December 26, 2024 6:40 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:40 pm

In California, there are over 3,200 registered lobbyists with the state. Note that in most large cities in California there are also registration and reporting requirements for those engaged in local government lobbying (i.e., city councils and boards of supervisors)....

Lyft Sues San Francisco Over Alleged Tax Overcharge Of $100 Million

December 26, 2024 6:14 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:14 pm

Lyft sued the City of San Francisco this week, accusing them of overcharging the company $100 million from 2019 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Lyft claims that the city taxed the entire app ride fare as revenue, rather than...

Holiday Spirit’s Alive and Well

December 26, 2024 11:29 amDecember 26, 2024 11:32 am

Sitting in a Starbucks while writing this column, employees are full of joy, joking, smiling, laughing, while making holiday overtime pay. It’s Christmas today, and I’m at a location that’s open on this holiday. The crew behind the counter...

California Courts and Effective Versus Operative Dates

December 26, 2024 10:05 amDecember 26, 2024 10:05 am

What is the difference between a law’s “effective date” and its “operative date”? A common definition of “effective date” is when the new law is “on the books.” A common definition of “operative date” is when the new law becomes...

LA Times Angles for High-Speed Rail As ‘Jobs’ Program

December 26, 2024 9:40 amDecember 28, 2024 9:23 am

What a train wreck. The Los Angeles Times is touting how California’s high-speed rail project “trains workers and provides thousands of jobs in the Central Valley.” You read that right. They finally admit that it’s just a union jobs program....