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Remedies and Penalties in State Contracting

February 10, 2025 2:31 amFebruary 10, 2025 2:32 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, Article 9, concerns remedies and penalties in the state’s acquisition of goods and services in contracting by state agencies. Section 10420 specifies that every contract or other transaction entered...

Let’s Unpack Gov. Newsom’s New Executive Order to ‘Harden Homes Against Wildfires’

February 9, 2025 3:30 amFebruary 10, 2025 9:11 am

Big government authoritarianism: That’s what California Governor Gavin Newsom is to the residents in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and other parts of Los Angeles whose homes were burned to the ground in January. Pacific Palisades residents – some who lost their...

Administration of Small Claims Court

February 9, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 9, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 5.5, Article 9 deals with administration of the small claims court. Section 116.920 requires the Judicial Council to provide by rule for the practice and procedure and for the...

State Agency Buy Recycled Products Campaign

February 8, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 8, 2025 2:31 am

Under the California Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 4, there is the state agency buy recycled campaign. Article 1 contains general provisions for the campaign. Section 12153 contains nine legislative findings and declarations, including that it is...

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Legislation Authorizing $50M Legal Slush Fund to ‘Trump-Proof’ the State

February 7, 2025 5:56 pmFebruary 7, 2025 5:56 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday authorizing a $50 million legal slush fund to “Trump-proof” the state against the President. However, Gov. Newsom says the funding is not to be used for “immigration related legal services,” but the bill...

Is Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty Violating Federal Immigration Law

February 7, 2025 11:29 amFebruary 7, 2025 11:34 am

Earlier this week the Globe reported on a proposed bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow the victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens to sue the sanctuary cities that facilitated that crime. In “Make California Safe Again: Bill...

Special Envoy Ric Grenell Says No DEI in LA Fire Cleanup: ‘That Bullsh*t Can’t Happen’

February 7, 2025 2:55 amFebruary 7, 2025 7:07 am

The Globe was on the ground Thursday in Pacific Palisades. The fire destruction was horrific. The charred smell of homes and their contents is prevalent. Pacific Palisades residents – some who lost their homes completely, and some whose homes were...