September 2026 – Page 6 – California Globe

Paramount Receives Go-Ahead to Buy Warner Bros Discovery

September 21, 2026 1:05 pmSeptember 22, 2026 5:48 am

Five days ago officials in the Los Angeles mayor’s office and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office were told Paramount Skydance planned to announce it is leaving California, beginning October 1st. Last month, David Ellison told executives he would commence...

Lombardo Executive Order Puts Guardrails on Data Centers After Ford-Authored 2015 Giveaway

September 21, 2026 10:53 amSeptember 21, 2026 10:53 am

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2026-005 on Sept. 17 establishing the Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development, requiring developers seeking tax abatements to pay the Local School Support Tax in full, cover their own energy and infrastructure...

Freedom of the Press or Freedom From the Press? Trump Bans ‘Fake News’ From White House

September 21, 2026 10:30 amSeptember 22, 2026 5:48 am

President Trump announced last week that CNN, MSNOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico are banned from the White House, citing “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS” and “fiction and lies:” “I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News...

Bringing Back Private Practice: A Fantastic Progress Report

September 21, 2026 6:30 amSeptember 21, 2026 6:31 am

The theme of our first ever midterm Republican National Convention (or pep rally) of September 9-10, 2026, in preparation for the very important upcoming midterm election (November 3, 2026) is loud, clear, and invigorating. It is COMMON SENSE VS. CRAZY. ...

Online Marketplaces

September 21, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2026 2:31 am

Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.4D deals with online marketplaces in California. Section 1749.8 defines the terms “consumer product,” “high-volume third-party seller,” “online marketplace,” “third-party seller,” and “verify.” Section 1749.8.1 requires an online marketplace to require each high-volume...

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

September 20, 2026 2:30 pmSeptember 20, 2026 2:30 pm

Division 3, Part 2, Title 2.5 of the California Civil Code deals with electronic transactions. Section 1633.1 provides that this title is the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Section 1633.2 defines the following terms: “agreement,” “automated transaction,” “computer program,” “contract,” “electronic,”...

AI Kill-Switch Folly

September 20, 2026 11:51 amSeptember 20, 2026 11:52 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest folly, ordering a kill switch on AI, does not require OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, or anyone else to build a working emergency off button. It instead tells California agencies to hurry two bills that were already...