Articles – Page 892 – California Globe

California Recalls, Recall Signature Gathering Continues Into 2023

January 3, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 3, 2023 6:56 am

In the last five years, California has seen such a flurry of recall activity that no other state even comes close. In 2018, State Senator Josh Newman was recalled over his vote in Sacramento over the gas tax, while Santa...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

Using Letters to the Daily Journals for Determining Legislative Intent in California

January 2, 2023 6:53 amJanuary 2, 2023 6:59 am

One method to help ascertain the legislative intent behind a specified measure is a letter that is published in the Assembly Daily Journal or the Senate Daily Journal by the bill’s author. These letters, for which there are many each...

California is Now A ‘Refuge for Trans Kids’

January 2, 2023 2:40 amJanuary 1, 2023 9:37 pm

State Sen. Scott Wiener celebrated passage of his bill, SB 107, in August, which just became law January 1st, and now erodes parents’ rights by allowing minor children to travel to California for trans procedures, puberty blockers, known as “gender-affirming...

Infective Maltruism: From SBF to ZuckBucks, California is at the Forefront of Selfish Charity

January 2, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 1, 2023 4:16 pm

Is charity still charity when it is performed for uncharitable reasons? Looking beyond the “aw, neat, what a great person” façade of “effective altruism,” (see HERE, with a grain of salt…) one clearly finds a level of narcissistic cynicism and...

EXCLUSIVE: George Gascon’s Chief of Staff Criminal Investigation Target

January 1, 2023 8:57 amJanuary 1, 2023 12:28 pm

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of staff, Joseph Iniguez, who made headlines for allegedly drunkenly threatening and berating an Azusa police officer, is under investigation by the California Department of Justice over the incident, possibly for threatening...

What’s the Difference in Legal Titles?

January 1, 2023 8:51 amJanuary 1, 2023 8:54 am

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between an attorney and a lawyer? What about those who use the term counsel or esquire? In California, “attorneys” are those licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. But attorneys,...

How Can You Tell Which Daily File Is for the Special Session?

December 31, 2022 12:44 pmDecember 31, 2022 12:47 pm

For both the Assembly Daily File and the Senate Daily File, there are just two distinctions between the regular and special sessions: color and title. The color of the regular session publications is grey, like a traditional newspaper print. At...