Governor – Page 185 – California Globe

General Provisions for Courts of Justice

May 21, 2025 2:30 amMay 21, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedures Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 6 deals with general provisions respecting courts of justice in this state. Article 4 concerns proceedings in the case of absence of the judge. Section 139 provides that, if no judge...

USC Professor’s Response to Gov. Newsom’s Allegations, Claims and Assertions on Gas Price Escalations

May 20, 2025 4:43 pmMay 21, 2025 6:48 am

The Globe recently reported that California gas prices could escalate 75% to $8.43 per gallon in 2026 due to the pending shutdowns of two major in-state refineries, according to USC Professor Michael Mische. “California can ill afford the loss of...

California’s $20 Wage Law Cost Restaurant Workers 7 Weeks Worth of Work

May 20, 2025 2:57 pmMay 22, 2025 6:37 am

The Employment Policies Institute just released new data showing AB 1228, California’s $20 wage law for fast food workers, cost non-tipped restaurant workers 250 hours of work annually, equating to up to 7 weeks of lost work – up to...

Greenberg: Open Letter to SF City Hall over Drug Addiction Fiasco

May 20, 2025 3:00 amMay 20, 2025 3:01 am

San Francisco’s City Hall is a cesspool of dishonesty, cowardice and complicity, orchestrating a drug crisis that’s devouring our city while you, our elected and appointed leaders, cower behind empty promises and half-baked policies. Here’s the evidence: The UCSF and...

Pleadings in Civil Actions Generally

May 20, 2025 2:30 amMay 20, 2025 2:31 am

Part 2, Title 6, Chapter 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with pleadings in general. Section 420 provides that the pleadings are the formal allegations by the parties of their respective claims and defenses, for the judgment of...

Why Do Some Tax Increase Bills Only Contain an Urgency Clause?

May 19, 2025 6:41 pmMay 19, 2025 6:41 pm

Some have raised the question why a bill that is clearly a tax increase contains an urgency clause and does not mention that it is a tax increase. A bill that would raise taxes and does not contain an urgency...

California Congressional Democrats Voted for Largest Tax Increase in American History

May 19, 2025 4:52 pmMay 20, 2025 1:35 pm

California’s Democrat Members of Congress just tried to unleash the largest tax increase in history by voting against making President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” also known as H.Con.Res.14. Every Congressional Democrat voted...