Chris Micheli – Page 8 – California Globe

Powers of Harbor Commissions

November 30, 2025 2:30 amNovember 30, 2025 2:31 am

Division 8, Part 3, Chapter 2, Article 3 of the Harbors and Navigation Code specifies the powers of a harbor commission. Section 6070 authorizes the board to pass all necessary ordinances for the regulation of the district, including, but not...

Definitions of Terms Used in California Adoptions

November 29, 2025 3:22 pmNovember 29, 2025 3:24 pm

Division 13, Part 1 of the California Family Code provides definitions of words and phrases used in adoptions. Section 8500 specifies that the definitions in this part govern the construction of this division. Section 8502 defines the term “adoption service...

Payments to Court: Designated Officers in Family Law Cases

November 29, 2025 2:30 amNovember 29, 2025 2:31 am

Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 4 deals with payments to court-designated officers and enforcement by the district attorney in spousal support cases. Section 4350 provides that, in any proceeding where a court makes or has made an order requiring the...

Disapproval vs Withdrawal of Regulations

November 28, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 28, 2025 2:01 pm

What is a disapproval of a regulation? What is the withdrawal of a regulation? What roles do these two procedures play in the California rulemaking process? The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) can either approve a rulemaking package or they...

Elections for Forming Harbor Districts

November 28, 2025 2:30 amNovember 28, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Harbors and Navigation Code, in Division 8, Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 3, deals with the election for formation of harbor districts and for harbor commissioners. Section 6030 requires the board of supervisors to have entered in its minutes...

General Provisions for Adult Adoptions

November 27, 2025 2:30 amNovember 27, 2025 2:31 am

Division 13, Part 3, Chapter 1 of the Family Code provides general provisions regarding the adoption of adults and married minors. Section 9300 states that an adult may be adopted by another adult, including a stepparent, as provided in this...

Insights on Legislative and Regulatory Processes and Lobbying

November 26, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 26, 2025 2:01 pm

I have often discussed the legislative and regulatory processes, as well as lobbying in both arenas, and have mentioned that I think there are a number of similarities (and differences, of course) between the processes and lobbying in these two...