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How Healthy is the Healthy Places Index?

December 10, 2023 10:18 amDecember 10, 2023 10:18 am

It would be understandable to think that something called the Healthy Places Index would use the actual health of a place to create a ranked index. But that turns out to not quite be true, as the HPI® – a...

Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Balanced Budget Requirement

December 10, 2023 9:07 am

Did California always have to adopt a “balanced budget”? Probably, because prior provisions of the California Constitution were interpreted to require a balanced budget, at least to require the Governor to submit a balanced budget to the Legislature by January...

Frequently Asked Questions about Fiscal Emergency Special Sessions

December 9, 2023 2:45 amDecember 9, 2023 2:46 am

In addition to extraordinary or special sessions being called by the Governor, California allows for special sessions in certain “fiscal emergencies.” Adopted by the voters in March 2004 as Proposition 58, Section 10 of Article IV of the California Constitution...

The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race: Where It Currently Stands

December 9, 2023 2:30 amDecember 9, 2023 2:31 am

Since our last recap by the Globe in November, the 2024 U.S. Senate Race in California has seen a few major changes. While some candidates have dropped out, new polls also show that the big three Democrats have become more like...

Former SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo Officially Announces Candidacy For Congressional Seat

December 8, 2023 7:19 pmDecember 8, 2023 7:19 pm

Former San Jose Mayor and current Stanford professor Sam Liccardo announced on Friday that he is officially running for Congress, joining an already crowded field for the 16th House District seat covering part of the Southern Bay area. For months,...

Hunter Biden Indicted In LA Over Federal Tax Charges

December 8, 2023 12:36 pmDecember 8, 2023 12:36 pm

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on several federal tax charges in Los Angeles on Thursday, resulting in the second major criminal indictment since September, when he was brought to court in Delaware over federal gun...

Woke Assemblyman Berman Savaged for Ludicrous Climate Change Tweet

December 8, 2023 7:49 am

Woke lawmakers in California’s Legislature are insufferable. The virtue signaling, the platitudes, the triteness, may make them appear as if they are doing something useful. But they are not. And posting their virtue on X/Twitter makes them look even more...