Highlight – Page 454 – California Globe

Ontario Trucking Employee Who Revealed Union Boss Salaries Files Federal Charges Against Teamsters for Retaliatory Actions

February 12, 2024 1:35 pmFebruary 12, 2024 1:35 pm

John Cwiek, an employee of Dependable Highway Express, a Los Angeles-based transportation company, recently filed federal charges against the Teamsters Local 63 union. Cwiek maintains that Teamsters union officials retaliated against him for revealing truthful but unfavorable information about the...

Couple Pleads Guilty Over Gender Reveal Party that Caused California Wildfire

February 12, 2024 12:20 pmFebruary 12, 2024 12:20 pm

A couple who sparked the deadly El Dorado Wildfire in September 2020 by having pyrotechnics from a gender reveal party go out of hand pled guilty to multiple charges over the weekend, including one count of involuntarily manslaughter. The case...

California’s Interscholastic Federation Supports Boys Competing in Girls Sports

February 12, 2024 2:55 amFebruary 12, 2024 2:56 am

Before June of 1972, few athletic opportunities existed for women and girls. And then Title IX of the education amendments of 1972 was enacted into law. Title IX prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based...

From the River to the Sea… Sure, Sounds Good Baby, Want Another Beer?

February 12, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 12, 2024 2:46 am

The truly talented PJ O’Rourke once observed – we’re possibly in paraphrase territory here – that you could tell how successful a public movement or protest or rally was or would be by counting the pretty girls involved. More pretty...

Frequently Asked Questions about the Impeachment of State Officers

February 12, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 12, 2024 2:31 am

What is the impeachment authority granted to the California Legislature? The California Constitution, like its federal counterpart, allows for the impeachment and removal of state officers by the Legislature. Which house has the power of impeachment? In Section 18 of...

Globe Contributor Writes 3 ‘Practical Guides’ to State Government Processes

February 11, 2024 2:27 pmFebruary 11, 2024 2:27 pm

Long-time Globe contributor, Chris Micheli, just released a 3-book series of “Practical Guides” to the Legislative Process, Budget Process, and Rulemaking Process. “I’ve worked for some time to put together three Practical Guides that are intended to provide useful information...

Frequently Asked Questions about Electing Officers in the California Legislature

February 11, 2024 8:12 amFebruary 11, 2024 8:12 am

Are there rules related to electing officers in the California Legislature? Yes, these rules related to officer elections are found in the state Constitution, Government Code, and rules of the respective houses. What does the state Constitution provide? Article IV,...