Articles – Page 84 – California Globe

Legal Standing of Associations to Sue

July 22, 2026 2:35 amJuly 22, 2026 2:36 am

What is “legal standing”? Sometimes known by the Latin term, locus standi, it is the right of a person or entity to file a lawsuit or participate in a legal proceeding in state or federal court. It is essentially a...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Accused of Rigging Election After Manipulating Voter ID Initiative Language Mid-Campaign

July 21, 2026 4:28 pmJuly 23, 2026 7:51 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta faces accusations of rigging the ballot language for Proposition 39, the Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative, just months before the November 2026 election. The initiative, which gathered over a million...

Personal Income Tax Laws

July 21, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 21, 2026 2:01 pm

California Revenue and Taxation Code Division 2, Part 10 deals with the Personal Income Tax Laws. Chapter 1 contains general provisions and definitions. Section 17001 names this part as the “Personal Income Tax Law.” Section 17002 specifies that the definitions...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Increased the California Budget 60%-70% in 7+ Years

July 21, 2026 1:51 pmJuly 23, 2026 7:47 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom has increased California’s state budget 60% to 70% in the 7 years since he took office in 2019. The 2018-19 enacted budget (pre-Newsom or early transition, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown) was $201 billion. Gov. Newsom’s...

Rep Adam Gray Continues Lavish Campaign Spending on Luxury Chauffeurs, Uber Rides, and MLB Tickets

July 21, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 21, 2026 12:46 pm

A new California Globe analysis of recent FEC disclosures shows that Congressman Adam Gray continues to spend campaign funds on luxury items—the same pattern CalWatchDog first documented when Democrats bailed him out in 2014. Gray, who co-chaired Rep. Eric Swalwell’s...

Arizona Senator Revives Push to Save Group Home Watchdog Created After Hacienda HealthCare Sexual Abuse Scandal

July 21, 2026 12:10 pmJuly 21, 2026 12:10 pm

Republican Sen. Tim Dunn plans to renew his effort next year to preserve Arizona’s independent watchdog for group homes serving residents with developmental disabilities after the state budget failed to continue the program’s funding. The Compliance, Oversight, Monitoring, and Investigations...

CalPERS Committed $21 Billion to Diversity But Still Can’t Say If It Paid Off

July 21, 2026 12:00 pmJuly 21, 2026 12:01 pm

Federal contractors have until July 24 to certify they don’t run illegal DEI programs, or risk the fate of IBM, which paid $17 million in May to settle the first case brought under the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative....