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Governor Newsom Issues New Executive Orders: Zero Emission Vehicles, COVID

September 24, 2020 6:26 amSeptember 24, 2020 6:36 am

Governor Gavin Newsom issued two Executive Orders (EO) on September 23. Both are detailed with important guidance to the California business community. The following summarizes the two EOs. Governor Executive Order 79-20 Governor Newsom issued his Executive Order N-79-20. It...

Seat of Government

August 31, 2020 6:28 amAugust 31, 2020 6:29 am

The seat of a government is generally defined as the building or buildings where a government exercises its duties and responsibilities as set forth in a constitution or charter. In most jurisdictions, the capital of the city, state or country...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Sen. John Moorlach: ‘CAFR 50, Where Are You?’

June 8, 2020 6:00 pmJune 8, 2020 6:42 pm

It’s June 8th, do you know where your state’s June 30, 2019 State Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFRs) is? Did you know that 49 of the 50 nation’s states have completed and published their annual audited financial statements? Even...

Nominations and Commissions by the Governor

January 13, 2020 2:05 amJanuary 12, 2020 8:47 pm

California’s Government Code Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 2, Article 2 provides for nominations by the Governor. Government Code Section 1320 requires nominations made by the Governor to the Senate to be in writing, designating the residence of the nominee...

California to Train Poll Workers to Interact with Transgender Voters

November 3, 2019 8:51 amNovember 3, 2019 8:53 am

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has announced a partnership with an LGBT group to train poll workers on how best to interact with transgendered voters. The details are sketchy but it sounds like they’ll be instructed not to hassle...

Six Lawsuits Challenging Constitutionality Against Law Requiring Tax Returns to be On CA Ballot

August 8, 2019 5:42 pmAugust 9, 2019 2:35 pm

Six lawsuits have been filed challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 27 requiring presidential and gubernatorial candidates to file tax returns to get on California primary ballots. The bill, by Democrat Senators Mike McGuire and Scott Wiener, is designed to...

Selected Highlights from California’s Constitution, Part ll

July 12, 2019 6:05 amJuly 12, 2019 6:54 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...