Highlight – Page 529 – California Globe

Newsom’s Poison Pill is an Assault on Critical Public Safety Reform and California Voters’ Voices

June 10, 2024 9:04 amJune 10, 2024 9:04 am

Well-known for eleventh-hour maneuvers within the smoke-filled rooms of Sacramento, California’s legislature is attempting a covert kill shot set to undermine a popular reform sought by California voters. In an unprecedented and deeply unethical maneuver, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has...

Frequently Asked Questions about California Legislative Committee Bills

June 10, 2024 2:30 amJune 10, 2024 2:31 am

What are committee bills? In addition to bills being authored by State Senators and State Assembly Members, the 32 Assembly Standing Committees and 22 Senate Standing Committees can also “author” bills. What does Joint Rule 54(a) provide? It is titled...

Democrat’s Poison Pills in Prop. 47 Retail Theft Legislation

June 9, 2024 2:45 amJune 9, 2024 11:01 am

California Democrats are so disturbed right now that the proposed ballot initiative to amend and fix Proposition 47 will qualify for the November 2024 ballot, they are planning to put a “poison pill” amendment provision in the bills in their...

Frequently Asked Questions about Legislative Author’s Bill Amendments

June 9, 2024 2:30 amJune 9, 2024 2:31 am

When does a legislative author amend his or her bill? A bill author can amend his or her bill in different instances as “author’s amendments.” They most often occur before formal committee or floor action, or during those times. What...

The Greenberg Brief: Trump Comes to San Francisco – the Fragile Have a Freak Out

June 8, 2024 7:52 amJune 8, 2024 8:29 am

I returned to San Francisco the night before Trump made a fundraising stop here, an event hosted by tech mogul David Sacks, his wife Jacqeline and others. Even before my plane touched down, while still mid-flight, I was receiving phone...

Big Bear Lake Water Levels Reach Highest Levels Since 2012

June 8, 2024 2:45 amJune 7, 2024 9:22 pm

New data released from the Big Bear Municipal Water District found that the lake is currently at it’s most full since 2012, and is only 4 feet shy of becoming full for the first time since 2010. Only two years...

Congressional Candidate Evan Low’s Harvard Graduation Claims

June 8, 2024 2:35 amJune 8, 2024 2:36 am

The 16th Congressional District stretches across coastal San Mateo County into the Silicon Valley and San Jose area of Santa Clara County. Currently, the seat is up for grabs thanks to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) announcing that she would not...