Articles – Page 798 – California Globe

How to Draft an Intent Bill

October 20, 2022 11:40 amOctober 20, 2022 1:59 pm

In the California Legislature, an “intent bill” is basically used as a placeholder for a future measure to be amended into the intent bill. Quite often bills introduced in the California Legislature without substantive language in them are called “spot...

Why Do So Many Californians Still Wear Masks?

October 20, 2022 11:22 amOctober 21, 2022 6:49 am

The other day I saw a women in her late teens or early twenties walking her dog in a park near my home. She was fit and healthy-looking, getting some exercise on a lovely fall day in a quiet bayside...

Algorithms Cure Gerrymanders, But Politics Remains

October 20, 2022 7:14 amOctober 21, 2022 11:49 am

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, across California politicians have had to scramble more than usual to compete in redrawn districts. The new district boundaries were the product of the “2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission,” which was...

Yuba County Fentanyl Plight: Small County, Big Crisis

October 20, 2022 2:45 amOctober 20, 2022 8:26 am

County officials across California are dealing with the Fentanyl overdose crisis, with the drug pouring into the United States at the Southern Border. The Globe just reported on the Fentanyl crisis in San Francisco, with the County Office of the...

SF Mayor Pivots To Entice New Companies To Move Downtown

October 20, 2022 2:30 amOctober 20, 2022 6:21 am

San Francisco Mayor continued to lament office workers in the city opting to work remotely rather than return to downtown offices in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this week, pushing her and the city to pivot more towards attracting new...

The ‘Sunset Review’ Process in the California Legislature

October 19, 2022 4:20 pmOctober 19, 2022 5:12 pm

In the California Legislature, there is a “sunset review” process that is used to evaluate whether a regulatory board or a profession or occupation should continue. This review process is set forth in California law. Government Code Title 2, Division...

Technical Changes Made to Existing Laws by the Legislative Counsel Bureau in 2021-22

October 19, 2022 3:05 pmOctober 20, 2022 7:37 am

In their ongoing efforts to clean-up California’s 29 Codes and modernize statutory language, the Office of Legislative Counsel makes technical changes to existing laws as it comes across statutes in need of these changes. Some are due to our state’s...