Legal – California Globe

The People, Science, and Fields Behind Every Strawberry

April 21, 2026 6:00 amApril 21, 2026 6:01 am

Each year on California Agriculture Day, lawmakers, staffers, farmers, farmworkers, and families unite to recognize and celebrate the contributions of California agriculture to our daily lives. The food on our tables starts long before it reaches the grocery store. It...

Jurisdiction in WC Cases

April 21, 2026 2:30 amApril 21, 2026 2:31 am

Division 4, Part 4, Chapter 1 deals with jurisdiction in workers’ compensation cases in California. Section 5300 provides that all of the six specified proceedings must be instituted before the appeals board and not elsewhere, except as otherwise provided. Section...

Progressive Economics Meets Reality: ‘Mansion Tax’ Backers Realize Higher Taxes Stunt Growth

April 20, 2026 4:26 pmApril 20, 2026 4:26 pm

In a plot twist worthy of satire — or a very late Economics 101 class — Democrat-aligned nonprofits, business groups, and even the carpenters’ union have suddenly realized that Los Angeles’ Measure ULA “mansion tax” is hurting housing production and...

San Francisco’s Voters are Screwed

April 20, 2026 3:35 pmApril 20, 2026 3:47 pm

California’s 11th Congressional District, encompassing San Francisco has long been a safe Democratic stronghold held by outgoing Nancy Pelosi, voters here face a terrible choice this cycle. Primaries are June 2, 2026. The three leading candidates – Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie...

CA Oil, Gas, Mineral Royalty Owners Join Pacific Legal Foundation to Announce Federal Challenge to New York Anti Oil and Natural Gas Policy

April 20, 2026 2:13 pmApril 20, 2026 5:19 pm

NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced in January their federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1137, the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue violates the constitutional rights of oil and gas mineral...

Sales Tax Permits

April 20, 2026 2:00 pmApril 20, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 2 deals with permits for the sales tax under the Revenue and Taxation Code. Section 6066 provides that every person desiring to engage in or conduct business as a seller within this state...

Newsom’s Green Dreams Meet Reality

April 20, 2026 1:30 pmApril 20, 2026 3:40 pm

I remember the day the lights went out. January 2001, middle of a trading session, and California’s rolling blackouts killed the power on the floor. We time-stamped tickets by hand and surrendered them to operations for manual reconciliation. My book...