Highlight – Page 858 – California Globe

Businesses Were Promised a Hiring Tax Credit; It Never Materialized

May 4, 2022 10:05 amMay 4, 2022 7:50 am

By Craig Winchester and Chris Micheli In 2013, at the urging of Governor Jerry Brown, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed Assembly Bill 93 (Budget Committee; Ch. 69) to repeal California’s Enterprise Zone Program (“EZ”) and replace the program...

Drafting Claims Bills in the California Legislature

May 4, 2022 6:27 amMay 4, 2022 6:40 am

There is an annual “claims bill” that is enacted each year in the California Legislature. The claims bill is authored by the chair of the Appropriations Committee. There are essentially two types of claims bills. The first is for payment...

CA Appeals Court Rules San Francisco Cannot Ban Tenderloin Drug Dealers

May 4, 2022 2:18 amMay 4, 2022 9:02 am

A California First District Court of Appeal decision released on Monday ruled that a ban against four drug dealers from a 50-block area of the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods is illegal, upholding earlier rulings on the matter. The...

Medi-Cal Benefits Expand to Ages 50+ Regardless of Immigration Status

May 3, 2022 4:58 pm

The age range to qualify for full Medi-Cal benefits was expanded this week from those aged 55 and older to those aged 50 and older, allowing more than 185,000 Californians to be enrolled in the program. The new minimum age,...

Celebrity Politicians Are Almost All Republicans – Why is That?

May 3, 2022 4:36 pmMay 3, 2022 3:30 pm

Reports of Dianne Feinstein’s political demise, to borrow from Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated. After a San Francisco Chronicle article questioned her capacity to handle the demands of her job due to age-related mental deterioration, California’s octogenarian senator said no, she...

32 Hour Work Week Bill Halted For Year Following Massive Backlash, Missed Committee Deadlines

May 3, 2022 12:17 pmMay 23, 2022 8:06 am

A bill to create a 4 day, 32 hour work week in California was put on hold Monday after failure of the bill to meet committee deadlines for consideration, as well as overall lack of support. Assembly Bill 2932, authored...

Do Courts Delve into Legislative Findings and Declarations?

May 3, 2022 6:39 amMay 3, 2022 6:45 am

A number of bills considered each year by the California Legislature contain “findings and declarations” that are written expressions of legislative intent. These are generally meant to set the stage for the statutory provisions that normally follow, and to give...