February 2025 – Page 14 – California Globe

Bill Aimed At Bringing More Young People Into Apprenticeship Programs Assigned Subcommittees

February 11, 2025 4:52 pmFebruary 12, 2025 11:24 am

A bill aimed at bringing more young people into apprenticeship programs was assigned to several subcommittees on Monday. Assembly Bill 296, authored by Assemblywoman Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel), would change current law which requires a school district or school to...

Pacific Legal Files Lawsuit Challenging UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Race-Based Internship Program

February 11, 2025 1:24 pmFebruary 11, 2025 1:37 pm

The policy of race-based admissions to Californias’s UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland internship program is facing a very serious federal lawsuit. To start, race-based admissions are illegal in California. Proposition 209, a ban on affirmative action, was passed by California...

California’s New Fuel Standards Hurt the Poor, With Little Environment Benefit

February 11, 2025 10:42 amFebruary 11, 2025 10:48 am

California faces a firestorm, not just on fires, but also on energy. The state government continues to push households to electrify while, at the same time, electricity prices skyrocket. The dual impact of increasing dependence on electricity and a 35...

California Democrats’ Musical Chairs for Governor 2026

February 11, 2025 3:00 amFebruary 12, 2025 7:30 pm

Politico first reported that California Attorney General Rob Bonta has decided to not run for Governor and will instead run for re-election in 2026. As Attorney General and a quasi-gubernatorial candidate Bonta cast himself as a leader of the resistance...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee Returns Donations From Family Linked to Sheng Thao Scandal

February 11, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 11, 2025 2:46 am

Former Congresswoman and current Oakland Mayoral candidate Barbara Lee handed back $5,000 in donations on Monday given to her by Andy and David Duong, the recycling business owners who were recently indicted in the same scandal involving former Mayor Sheng...

Objections to Pleadings

February 11, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 11, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 3, Article 1 deals with objections to pleadings in civil actions. Section 430.10 provides that the party against whom a complaint or cross-complaint has been filed may object, by...

Governor Newsom Touts New Online Dashboard to Track LA Recovery

February 10, 2025 5:01 pmFebruary 10, 2025 5:01 pm

This might make you spit your coffee – Governor Gavin Newsom just announced that his administration launched a “new dashboard to track LA recovery.” I’m remembering his Covid dashboard and what an absurdity that was, as well as constantly (deliberately?)...