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Prop. 32 Fails As Voters Reject Statewide Minimum Wage Going Up To $18 An Hour

November 20, 2024 2:45 amNovember 20, 2024 2:46 am

Proposition 32, which would have increased the state minimum wage to $18 per hour beginning on January 1, 2025, officially failed on Tuesday, with opponents declaring victory as No votes on the issue managed to reach a majority threshold. The...

Award of Public Agency Construction Contracts

November 20, 2024 2:30 amNovember 20, 2024 2:31 am

The Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 1.3, deals with the award of contract under the Local Agency Public Construction Act. Section 20103.8 allows a local agency to require a bid for a public works...

Regulatory Framework Guide Published

November 19, 2024 12:05 pmNovember 19, 2024 12:05 pm

Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli, who is also an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law, just released his newest book, which is “A Practical Guide to the California Administrative Procedure Act.” California’s APA, which is patterned after its...

Ending DEI Requires Largest Demotion Operation in American History

November 19, 2024 11:29 amNovember 19, 2024 11:29 am

President-elect Donald Trump has promised the “largest deportation operation in American history.” The operation is necessitated by President Joe Biden’s refusal to arrest and deport millions of illegal border crossers. The Biden administration has also hired and promoted thousands of...

Post-Trump Presidential Win, Discerning Truth from Propaganda in ‘FAKE NEWS’

November 19, 2024 10:12 amNovember 19, 2024 10:39 am

In my email feed today was a screed from “The Appeal” news organization with the subject, “Solidarity journalism in the Trump era.” My interest peaked, I remained sufficiently suspicious of the word “solidarity.” But I bit and read the email:...

Medical Ethics and Physician Performance

November 19, 2024 7:00 amNovember 19, 2024 7:01 am

The first amendment was not written to protect people and their laws from religious values but was written to protect those values from government tyranny. ~ Ronald Reagan According to the gospel of Mark 2:13-17, Jesus is the “Great Physician.” He...

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...