Chris Micheli – Page 19 – California Globe

Courts Removing Statewide Measures from the Ballot

July 13, 2026 2:30 amJuly 13, 2026 2:31 am

Have courts removed measures from the statewide ballot in California? The answer is yes. In fact, the judicial branch has done so recently in three instances. The most recent example was in 2024, when the qualified measure for the statewide...

The Legislative Order of Business

July 12, 2026 3:28 pmJuly 12, 2026 3:28 pm

In the California Legislature, the State Senate and the State Assembly have an “Order of Business” for consideration of matters on the Floors of the respective houses. The following lists, in order, the hierarchy of business that is conducted on...

Have Courts Struck Down Voter-Approved Ballot Measures?

July 12, 2026 2:30 amJuly 12, 2026 2:31 am

The short answer is yes. And the courts have done so more than once in the State of California. There are a number of recent examples of the state and federal courts doing so, as well as a few historical...

Committees of the California Legislature

July 11, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 11, 2026 2:01 pm

There are well over one hundred different committees between the two houses of the California Legislature – 130 to be exact in the 2025-26 Legislative Session. While most of the work is done by the Standing Committees of the Senate...

Commercial Hunting Clubs

July 11, 2026 2:30 amJuly 11, 2026 2:31 am

Fish and Game Code Division 4, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 2 deals with commercial hunting clubs in the State of California. Section 3240.5 defines the following terms: “commercial hunting club” and “property.” A person who is in possession or...

Restoration of Fisheries

July 10, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 10, 2026 2:01 pm

Section 2760 names this chapter as the Keene-Nielsen Fisheries Restoration Act of 1985. Section 2761 contains seven legislative findings and declarations. Section 2762 created the Fisheries Restoration Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The moneys in the Fisheries...

Uniform Prudent Investor Act

July 10, 2026 2:30 amJuly 10, 2026 2:31 am

Article 2.5 of Chapter 1 of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Probate Code provide the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Section 16045 names this article the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Section 16046 provides that a trustee who invests and...