Legislature – Page 4 – California Globe

Chart of Sections of the Assembly and Senate Daily Files

July 16, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 16, 2026 2:01 pm

The following is a chart of the main sections of the Assembly and Senate Daily Files used in the California Legislature: Section Purpose First Reading The first reading of the bill takes place when it is actually introduced in either...

Ringside: Commercializing Hydrocarbon Production from Air and Water

July 16, 2026 8:30 amJuly 16, 2026 8:31 am

Whenever evaluating a new energy technology, caution is warranted. During what was arguably the first big clean tech boom around 2009, schemes were sold to angel investors thrilled to find a hot sector in the wake of the recent financial...

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Files Lawsuit to Stop Release Process for Murderers Sentenced to Life Without Parole

July 16, 2026 6:30 amJuly 16, 2026 6:31 am

The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, led by President and CEO Anne Marie Schubert, announced a lawsuit against the California Board of Parole Hearings on Wednesday challenging the Board’s new regulations on commutation and recall processes set to take effect in...

Inventory and Appraisal of Decedent Estates

July 16, 2026 2:30 amJuly 16, 2026 2:31 am

Division 7, Part 3 of the Probate Code deals with inventory and appraisal for the administration of estates of decedents in California. Section 8800 requires the personal representative to file with the court clerk an inventory of property to be...

Commercial Fishing Licenses

July 15, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 15, 2026 2:01 pm

Section 7850 prohibits a person from using or operating, or assisting in using or operating, any boat, aircraft, net, trap, line, or other appliance to take fish or amphibia for commercial purposes, and no person can cause to be brought...

Sacramento Bolsheviks Hire Recycling Police for ‘Curbside Trash Bin Inspections’

July 15, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 15, 2026 1:41 pm

Sacramento is conducting curbside trash bin inspections to enforce California’s organics recycling mandate. Really. Yet, as the Globe reported in January, California’s Recycling Agency doesn’t really recycle the items we as consumers are charged extra for and required to separate...

Leaving California: Tennessee is Romancing Paramount

July 15, 2026 10:28 amJuly 15, 2026 10:55 am

Tennessee is courting David Ellison’s Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday. Amid California’s effort to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., the state of Tennessee has invited the David Ellison-owned studio to relocate there. Tuesday, radio talk show...