Labor Relations Under the California Constitution

June 1, 2022 11:24 amJune 1, 2022 11:31 am

Labor relations affecting the public and private sectors are contained in Article 14, which was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 14 on the June 8, 1976 ballot. This article contains the following five sections: Section 1 states that...

California’s Top-Two Primary System

January 11, 2022 2:59 pmJanuary 11, 2022 3:04 pm

California’s electorate adopted its “top-two” primary system at the June 2010 statewide election by passing Proposition 14. It became operative on January 1, 2011 and amended Section 5 of Article II of the California Constitution. Existing constitutional law provides a...

Government Unions, Tech Billionaires and California Ballot Propositions

December 16, 2020 2:12 amDecember 16, 2020 8:35 am

Californians voted on twelve state ballot propositions on November 3. On nine of these propositions, California’s government and private sector unions spent significant amounts of money, over a million in five cases, and over ten million in two cases. But of these...

California Ballot Initiatives: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and the Ugliest

October 26, 2020 9:54 amOctober 26, 2020 10:41 am

There are twelve ballot measures certified to appear on the November 3, 2020 ballot. California Globe has broken them down as the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and Uglier, with the analysis and recommendations of Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, Ballotpedia, the...

Selected Highlights from California’s Constitution, Part VI

July 26, 2019 2:15 amJuly 26, 2019 6:34 am

The California Constitution, one of the longest of the fifty states, has 32 articles (even though the last one is numbered 35), and three articles contain subparts (Articles 10, 13 and 19). There are approximately 365 sections contained in those...

Selected Highlights from California’s Constitution, Part V

July 22, 2019 2:13 amJuly 21, 2019 9:17 pm

The California Constitution, one of the longest of the fifty states, has 32 articles (even though the last one is numbered 35), and three articles contain subparts (Articles 10, 13 and 19). There are approximately 365 sections contained in those...

California’s Top Two Primary System Still A Focus Of Debate

June 11, 2018 9:18 amJune 21, 2018 3:55 pm

In 2010, California voters passed Proposition 14, approving sweeping change to the state’s primary elections. This did away with party primaries and replaced them with an “open primary” featuring candidates of all parties. Starting in 2012, the top two primary...