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UPDATED: Failed Bills 2020 California Legislature, End of Session

September 7, 2020 7:08 amSeptember 7, 2020 1:48 pm

Some California political junkies call these “leftover bills.” When the California Legislature adjourned its 2020 Session just before 1:30am on September 1, it left unfinished a number of bills that were heavily lobbied up until the last minute. While the...

The Total Breakdown in Most Local California Governments

September 7, 2020 2:20 amSeptember 7, 2020 5:58 pm

California is a mess, still in COVID-19 lockdown, with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s boot on the necks of the state’s business owners and employees. Businesses have been closed for 6 months, with far too many never to re-open. As if that...

California’s Three Delta Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 6, 2020 7:51 amSeptember 6, 2020 7:56 am

California has three Delta-related entities: Delta Protection Commission, Delta Protection Advisory Committee, and Delate Stewardship Council. What’s the difference? Delta Protection Commission Public Resources Code Division 19.5, Chapter 3, Section 29735, added in 1992, created the Delta Protection Commission, which...

Fake News: ‘Poll’ Claims 80% of Californians Support Stricter Rules to Allow Businesses to Re-open Sooner

September 6, 2020 2:27 amSeptember 7, 2020 11:00 am

A recent poll conducted by the California Health Care Foundation, whose mission is “strengthening Medi-Cal,” claims that “19% of Californians — nearly one-in-five — personally knew someone who died of COVID-19.” Anecdotally, everyone California Globe has asked and continues to...

California’s Two Alcoholic Beverages Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 5, 2020 7:37 amSeptember 5, 2020 7:50 am

California has two alcoholic beverage-related entities: Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board and Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. What’s the difference? In order to address this question, we first need to examine the California Constitution, Article XX, Section 22, which vests...

Bill To Create A State Suicide Prevention Office Passes Senate, Assembly

September 5, 2020 7:31 am

Earlier this week, a bill that would create the Office of Suicide Prevention within the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and increase suicide prevention measures with in the state unanimously passed both houses in Sacramento, leaving only Governor Gavin...

Foster Dependent Housing Expansion Passes Unanimously In Assembly

September 5, 2020 7:25 am

Earlier this week, the Assembly unanimously passed a bill to increase housing and essential services for non-minor foster children. An expansion of housing, post-child needs for foster dependents Assembly Bill 1979, authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), would require county...