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States Play a Critical Role in America’s AI Success – But They Need to Get It Right

September 21, 2024 8:20 amSeptember 21, 2024 8:20 am

The United States and China are in a high-stakes competition for global technology leadership. Ensuring that America wins this race between the two geopolitical power centers requires policies at the federal and state levels that help accelerate, rather than hamstring,...

Sites Reservoir Project Appellate Court Victory Over Environmental Groups

September 21, 2024 3:00 amSeptember 21, 2024 3:01 am

The Sites Reservoir project moved forward on Friday following an appellate court agreeing with California and the Sites Project Authority, rejecting a CEQA lawsuit against the Sites Reservoir project. While the Sites Reservoir had been proposed off and on since...

The Dumbed-Down Doctor

September 21, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 21, 2024 2:46 am

For a long time since I quit my job as a Sacramento surgeon in 2004, I have pondered Ronald Reagan’s remarkable prophecy from 1961 when he said, “One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people...

California Courts of Appeal

September 21, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2024 2:31 am

Section 69100 provides that the state is divided into six court of appeal districts designated as follows: The Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo shall constitute the...

Practical Guide on Judicial Branch Released

September 20, 2024 4:37 pmSeptember 20, 2024 4:38 pm

Chris Micheli, a frequent contributor to California Globe, just released his second practical guide on one of California’s three branches of government. This one, called “A Practical Guide to California’s Judiciary under the Government Code Kindle Edition,” has just over 40...

Another Pitch for Reducing Bill Introductions in the California Legislature

September 20, 2024 1:00 pmSeptember 20, 2024 1:01 pm

Interestingly, only about a quarter of this country’s legislatures, including California, limits the number of bill introductions by their elected legislative officials. Of course, most state legislatures operate on a part-time basis. According to data from the National Conference of...

Salesforce Announces Annual Dreamforce Conference Will Stay In SF For Next Three Years

September 20, 2024 12:35 pmSeptember 20, 2024 12:35 pm

Salesforce CEO and Founder Marc Benioff announced on Thursday that Dreamforce, one of San Francisco’s largest yearly conferences and the largest event for the software company, will be staying in the city for the next three years following a near...