Articles – Page 1108 – California Globe

California’s Green Energy Mania Prices Electricity Like a Luxury Good

March 5, 2022 2:22 amApril 3, 2022 4:27 pm

California is failing at the government basics. Public safety, homelessness, roads, and water storage are all in shambles. But as long as that shameful list is, it’s about to get longer. With summer around the corner, when demand is at...

Los Angeles County Drops Indoor Masking Mandate – Except LAUSD

March 4, 2022 3:52 pm

Los Angeles County dropped their indoor mask mandate on Friday, becoming one of the final counties in both California and the country to remove it. Los Angeles County officials have been some of the most hesitant officials in the country...

GOP Lawmakers Renew Push for 6 Month Gas Tax Moratorium with Looming Gas Price Hikes

March 4, 2022 12:18 pm

A push by GOP California lawmakers to suspend the state gas tax for six months received a renewed push this week following the state gas average climbing to over $5 a gallon. While a reduced number of gasoline production facilities,...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

For First Time in Several Years Joint Rules Set to Be Adopted by California Legislature

March 4, 2022 10:00 amMarch 4, 2022 10:28 am

For the first time in several years, the California Legislature is poised to adopt Joint Rules which are binding on the Assembly and Senate. Normally, the Joint Rules are adopted at the beginning of each two-year Session, just as the...

Are Acronyms Used in California Statutes?

March 4, 2022 7:03 amMarch 4, 2022 7:06 am

With the formal language used in California statutes, a reader would expect that a program or department name is used, rather than an acronym. However, that is not always the case. Here are a few examples of acronyms that are...

Sacramento Claims There Won’t be Money to Continue Funding Existing Homeless Shelters

March 4, 2022 2:34 amApril 18, 2022 7:54 am

Sacramento City Manager Howard Chan “raised an alarm this week about funding for the city’s existing homeless shelters even as the City Council pushes to open more large sites to address the community’s growing homelessness crisis,” the Sacramento Bee reported...

Bill To Increase Number of Nurse Practitioners Performing Abortions Introduced in Senate

March 4, 2022 2:20 amMarch 3, 2022 9:02 pm

A bill to increase the number of nurse practitioners allowed to perform abortions without physician supervision was announced on Thursday, becoming the latest piece of legislation designed to increase abortion access in California. Senate Bill 1375, authored by Senate President...