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Some California Bill Drafting Suggestions

November 18, 2024 1:50 pmNovember 18, 2024 1:51 pm

After surveying legislation during the 2024 Legislative Session, I have a couple of observations and would like to suggest some bill drafting changes I have. So, here they are: Legislative drafters strive for clarity and consistency, and they try to...

Just How Effective Was The Abortion Debate in The 2024 Election?

November 18, 2024 12:44 pmNovember 18, 2024 12:44 pm

I have written twice before at CaliforniaGlobe.com on perhaps the most divisive issue in our nation since slavery. That issue of course is abortion. Well before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decision Roe v. Wade was argued and published, the...

Tailpipes and Chimneys Greening Gardens and Forests

November 18, 2024 2:45 amNovember 18, 2024 2:46 am

A farmer in South Korea’s Gyeongbok Province carefully tends to his potato field, while halfway across the world the engines of a thousand cars idle on an American interstate highway. These seemingly disconnected scenes share a bond through the fertilization...

California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission

November 18, 2024 2:30 amNovember 18, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 2, Article 2, provides for the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. Section 22010 created the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission, which is comprised of 14 members, thirteen of...

Ministerial Officers of Courts

November 17, 2024 9:30 amNovember 17, 2024 9:30 am

In California’s Code of Civil Procedure, Part 1, Title 3, Chapter 1, there are provided specified ministerial officers of justice courts. CCP Section 262 provides that the direction or authority of a party or attorney to a sheriff, in respect...

Miscellaneous State Agency Provisions

November 17, 2024 2:30 amNovember 17, 2024 2:31 am

Article 11 deals with fines and imprisonment. Section 11145 prohibits a state agency from adopting or enforcing any rule or regulation a violation of which can result in the imposition of a fine or imprisonment, unless a statute specifically authorizes...

Gov. Newsom Buys $9 Million House in Marin County

November 16, 2024 8:02 amNovember 16, 2024 8:18 am

Governor Gavin Newsom, through a private LLC, bought a $9 million in the Marin County town of Kentfield on Thursday, where he is expected to begin soon dividing time from staying in Sacramento and commuting from his new home. Since...