Legal – Page 3 – California Globe

Have Courts Struck Down Voter-Approved Ballot Measures?

July 12, 2026 2:30 amJuly 12, 2026 2:31 am

The short answer is yes. And the courts have done so more than once in the State of California. There are a number of recent examples of the state and federal courts doing so, as well as a few historical...

Committees of the California Legislature

July 11, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 11, 2026 2:01 pm

There are well over one hundred different committees between the two houses of the California Legislature – 130 to be exact in the 2025-26 Legislative Session. While most of the work is done by the Standing Committees of the Senate...

‘Patch and Pray’ Security Culture a Dangerous Game for American IT

July 11, 2026 9:00 amJuly 11, 2026 9:01 am

Cybersecurity has become one of the few areas where failure is not only expected—it has been normalized. Every month, software vendors dutifully release another round of security patches. IT departments scramble to test and deploy them. Businesses cross their fingers...

The Rusty Areias Highway… to Hell?

July 11, 2026 6:30 amJuly 11, 2026 7:16 am

Bizarre backroom shenanigans and negotiations have been taking place for five months now deep inside of the California State Capitol… not over sneaky last minute tax increases, or new CARB regulations… the extraordinary negotiations are over naming a stretch of...

US Hospitals Advertising in Spanish to Illegal Aliens for Free Taxpayer Paid Health Care

July 11, 2026 6:00 amJuly 13, 2026 1:25 pm

This is the Urgent Care facility at the Ventura County Medical Center, sent by a reader. Notice the signage. Why are American hospitals advertising in Spanish that they can access free or taxpayer subsidized health care? Why are Americans subsidizing...

San Francisco Public Bank: Because What This City Needs Is Another Bright Idea

July 11, 2026 5:30 amJuly 11, 2026 5:31 am

San Francisco supervisors are pushing a November 2026 ballot measure to create America’s first big-city “public bank.” The plan? First, slap a higher gross receipts tax on non-bank financial outfits- credit card companies, lenders, mortgage brokers, etc.- to rake in...

Commercial Hunting Clubs

July 11, 2026 2:30 amJuly 11, 2026 2:31 am

Fish and Game Code Division 4, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 2 deals with commercial hunting clubs in the State of California. Section 3240.5 defines the following terms: “commercial hunting club” and “property.” A person who is in possession or...