Enviro Grift: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning All Plastic Bags at Grocery and Convenience Stores
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed the first plastic bag ban in the country in 2007, to no avail, just…
Extended Unemployment Compensation General Provisions
In the California Unemployment Insurance Code, Chapter 1, there are general provisions related to extended unemployment compensation. Section 3501 states…
Chart of Bills in Different Categories
In my continuing research regarding legislation and bill drafting in the California Legislature, I created a new chart that contains…
Book on California’s Executive Branch Published
Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has released his most recent practical guide, which is called “A Practical Guide to…
The Buy Clean California Act
California law has the “Buy Clean California Act,” which is contained in the Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 1,…
Chart of 72-Hour Bills in the California Legislature
Since the voters of California adopted Proposition 54 at the November 2016 General Elections, bills in the California Legislature must…
California is Well Represented on List of US Cities With the Most Rats
Nobody wants to live around rats, yet the top 50 rodent-infested U.S. cities are unsurprisingly mostly Democrat-run cities. So the…
Number of California Bills by Code
I have often wondered about the number of bills in the California Legislature each year that affect the twenty-nine different…
Greenberg Brief: Mayor London Breed Fights to Remain In Office
Mayoral candidate front-runner Mark Farrel fired the opening salvo at incumbent London Breed, who’s already down in polls and fighting…
Ringside: Final Legislative Session is Engineered Chaos
How legislation is enacted in any democratic institution is inherently chaotic. That’s a feature of democracy, not a defect. It’s…