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How Did CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Buy a $9.1 Million Home on a Public Servant Salary?

November 19, 2024 2:55 amNovember 24, 2024 9:04 am

Public Servant Gavin Newsom’s rise in California politics and acquired power since the 1990s has been through the knavery of family and influential friends. If you ever doubted that politics is made up of the elite class who see themselves...

Where the Ultra-Competitive 2026 California Gubernatorial Race Currently Stands

November 19, 2024 2:45 amNovember 19, 2024 2:46 am

With recent speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) might run for Governor in 2026, the Globe takes a look at the current state of the election. Gubernatorial candidates have been slowly trickling into the Gubernatorial...

Contracting Payments by Public Agencies

November 19, 2024 2:30 amNovember 19, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 1.7 requires certain payments be made by local public agencies in construction contracting. Section 20104.50 provides legislative intent to require all local governments to pay their contractors on...

Huntington Beach Wins Voter ID Law in Tacit Rebuke to AG Bonta

November 18, 2024 2:19 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:21 pm

California Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas last Friday upheld the City of Huntington Beach’s voter ID law, rejecting a tendentious challenge from state attorney general Rob Bonta, who claimed the law would disenfranchise minorities. The ruling, which Bonta can appeal,...

Some California Bill Drafting Suggestions

November 18, 2024 1:50 pmNovember 18, 2024 1:51 pm

After surveying legislation during the 2024 Legislative Session, I have a couple of observations and would like to suggest some bill drafting changes I have. So, here they are: Legislative drafters strive for clarity and consistency, and they try to...

Just How Effective Was The Abortion Debate in The 2024 Election?

November 18, 2024 12:44 pmNovember 18, 2024 12:44 pm

I have written twice before at CaliforniaGlobe.com on perhaps the most divisive issue in our nation since slavery. That issue of course is abortion. Well before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decision Roe v. Wade was argued and published, the...

How Does University of California Have a $500M ‘Budget Shortfall’?

November 18, 2024 2:55 amNovember 18, 2024 2:56 am

The University of California claims it faces a half-a-billion budget shortfall in its $53.5 Billion total annual budget, while at the same time says its academic buildings, medical centers and dorms need $30 billion in repairs or replacement by 2030....