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California’s Department of General Services

August 10, 2020 6:25 amAugust 10, 2020 6:31 am

The Department of General Services (DGS) is found in the California Government Code Title 2, Division 3, Part 5.5, which includes Sections 14600 to 14985.11. Section 14601 establishes DGS in the executive branch of state government under the Government Operations...

California’s Ethics in Government Act

August 9, 2020 7:59 amAugust 9, 2020 8:20 am

The Ethics in Government Act (EGA) is found in California’s Government Code Title 9, which concerns political reform, Chapter 9.5, related to ethics. Section 89500 specifies that the chapter is known as the Ethics in Government Act of 1990. Chapter...

Law-Abiding Californians Still Under Lockdown Restrictions While Convicts Released

August 8, 2020 11:12 am

While California is still under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown and restrictions of most businesses, and wearing masks is mandatory, convicted criminals are being released from prisons. By the end of August, 18,000 convicts will have been released. A total...

California’s Tax Agencies

August 8, 2020 7:37 amAugust 9, 2020 8:05 am

California’s tax system actually involves four state departments. And, most Californians do not realize that the EDD is the largest tax collection agency in the state. The purpose of this article is to provide a broad overview of the tax...

Local Media Hype Sacramento’s ‘100th Confirmed Coronavirus Death’

August 7, 2020 3:44 pmAugust 9, 2020 8:06 am

Breathlessly reporting Sacramento’s 100th confirmed coronavirus death,” local radio and print media have jumped the shark. Calling it “a grim milestone that comes as pandemic deaths continue to accumulate across California amid a surge in COVID-19 activity that’s continued since...

‘Mask Mouth’ is Smelly Side Effect of Mask Wearing

August 7, 2020 11:16 amAugust 7, 2020 11:18 am

California Globe has seen reports of lung infections from long-term mask wearing, persistent coughing, as well as dermatitis on the skin around the mouth. Providing one more reason healthy people should not wear face masks, Dentists report they are seeing...

Tax fighter Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13

Prop. 15 Split Roll Will Eventually Cancel Prop. 13

August 7, 2020 7:10 amAugust 7, 2020 11:10 am

It was elderly widows who were being thrown out of their homes for unpaid property taxes in 1975 before Proposition 13. Now with Proposition 15 it will be mom and pop businesses in leased buildings, and Uber drivers who own...