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Number of Registered Lobbyists in California

December 26, 2024 6:40 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:40 pm

In California, there are over 3,200 registered lobbyists with the state. Note that in most large cities in California there are also registration and reporting requirements for those engaged in local government lobbying (i.e., city councils and boards of supervisors)....

Holiday Spirit’s Alive and Well

December 26, 2024 11:29 amDecember 26, 2024 11:32 am

Sitting in a Starbucks while writing this column, employees are full of joy, joking, smiling, laughing, while making holiday overtime pay. It’s Christmas today, and I’m at a location that’s open on this holiday. The crew behind the counter...

California Courts and Effective Versus Operative Dates

December 26, 2024 10:05 amDecember 26, 2024 10:05 am

What is the difference between a law’s “effective date” and its “operative date”? A common definition of “effective date” is when the new law is “on the books.” A common definition of “operative date” is when the new law becomes...

LA Times Angles for High-Speed Rail As ‘Jobs’ Program

December 26, 2024 9:40 amDecember 28, 2024 9:23 am

What a train wreck. The Los Angeles Times is touting how California’s high-speed rail project “trains workers and provides thousands of jobs in the Central Valley.” You read that right. They finally admit that it’s just a union jobs program....

California Courts and the Legislature Amending an Initiative Statute

December 26, 2024 7:39 amDecember 26, 2024 9:41 am

California’s Constitution, in Article II, Section 10(c) sets forth the authority of the Legislature to change the language of a statutory initiative (i.e., an initiative passed by the voters that added or amended statutory language, rather than a constitutional initiative)....

California Legislative Law and Process Book Published

December 24, 2024 4:36 pmDecember 26, 2024 9:41 am

Long time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli just released his newest reference guide, “California Legislative Law and Process.” It is 69 chapters and 180 pages in length. Micheli explained the purpose of this book, “As I have studied and taught...

The True Cost of the 12 Gifts of Christmas: $49,263.47!

December 24, 2024 7:57 amDecember 26, 2024 7:41 am

For 40 years, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. has calculated the prices of the 12 gifts of Christmas from the classic song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” The 12 gifts that compose the PNC CPI increased to $49,263.47 (a +5.4%...