Legislature – Page 261 – California Globe

Small Craft Harbors

August 1, 2025 2:30 amAugust 1, 2025 2:31 am

Division 6, Part 4, Chapter 3 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with small craft harbors. Section 3950 states that, whenever the commission determines by resolution that it is necessary or desirable to obtain funds through the sale...

The Politics of Weather in Beautiful California

July 31, 2025 2:31 pmAugust 2, 2025 7:47 am

California is enjoying a beautiful summer – particularly Northern California. Our usual July temperatures are hot – 90 to 100+ degrees. July 2025 has been glorious – high 70’s, and 80 to 85 degrees. It hit 90 degrees Monday and...

Gov. Newsom Signs High-Speed Rail Bill Creating Funding Plan for Merced to Bakersfield Segment

July 31, 2025 12:00 pmJuly 31, 2025 12:02 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that requires the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to create a detailed funding plan for the Merced to Bakersfield “phase one” segment following years of pressure from Republicans and some Democrats wanting...

New GDP Report Shows Astounding Growth in Trump’s Economy

July 31, 2025 7:36 amJuly 31, 2025 7:36 am

Some radio and TV hosts might want to consider refraining from practicing economics live on air. Most do not understand President Trump’s tariffs, nor do they understand the basics of GDP – Gross Domestic Product, the total value of goods...

Ringside: Logging Saves Species and Increases Our Water Supply

July 31, 2025 2:55 amJuly 31, 2025 2:56 am

There are obvious benefits to logging, grazing, prescribed burns, and mechanical thinning of California’s forests. When you suppress wildfires for what is now over a century, then overregulate and suppress any other means to thin the forest, you get overcrowded...

Bill Limits Age to Buy E-Bikes Signed Into Law by Gov. Newsom

July 31, 2025 2:45 amJuly 31, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to limit sales of class 3 electric bikes (E-bikes) by instituting a minimum buy age of 16 years old was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this week. Assembly Bill 965, authored by Assemblywoman Diane Dixon...

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Minors and the Capacity to Contract

July 31, 2025 2:30 amJuly 31, 2025 2:31 am

In Division 11, Part 3, Chapter 1 of the California Family Code, it deals with the capacity of minors to contract in this state. Section 6700 states that, with exceptions in Section 6701, a minor may make a contract in...