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Administration of Oaths

August 28, 2025 2:30 amAugust 28, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 4, Title 6, Chapter 3 deals with the administration of oaths and affirmations. Section 2093 provides that a court, judge or clerk of a court, justice, notary public, and officer or person authorized...

America Deserves Our Love, Even When It’s Hard

July 22, 2025 8:00 amJuly 22, 2025 8:01 am

It should never be controversial to say you love your country. But today, that sentiment is increasingly filtered through party lines. A recent poll has sparked a wave of concern, and rightly so. According to newly released data, only 24%...

Pretext as Policymaking

June 25, 2025 12:00 pmJune 25, 2025 12:04 pm

In California politics, solving real problems often takes a backseat to appearances. Lawmakers declare a crisis on things like housing, climate, public safety, then rush to “do something,” regardless of whether their action actually helps. What they offer isn’t leadership;...

Is It Racist: A Look at State Agency Anti-Racism Plans

June 7, 2024 2:45 amJune 7, 2024 2:46 am

Thanks to the good people at the State Water Resources Control Board, we all know now that California’s water is not racist, or at least as racist as it supposedly used to be. That’s all well and good –...

The Way of Leadership

June 4, 2024 11:00 amJune 4, 2024 11:01 am

Bestselling books, television programs, websites, articles, and training seminars have much to say about leadership. Additionally, most churchgoers are familiar with the New Testament concept of “one body with many parts.” A few leaders act as the “head,” while many...

Othering, Belonging, and You: A Look at a Befuddling Berkeley Institute

July 10, 2023 3:32 pmJuly 10, 2023 3:35 pm

Note – this is yet another installment of the Globe’s semi-regular series entitled “Hidden in Plain Site” in which we look at what various influential California organizations are saying/claiming/promoting etc. on their websites. Today’s entry is The Othering and...