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John Moorlach: November Statewide General Election Ballot Measures

October 19, 2026 6:00 amOctober 19, 2026 6:35 am

As California ballots have been mailed to voters, The Globe is republishing Sen. John Moorlach’s voter guide: Now that you have received your 176-page “Official Voter Information Guide” from the California Secretary of State, let me provide you with a...

Support Services and the Sales Tax

October 19, 2026 2:30 amOctober 19, 2026 2:31 am

Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code deals with the inclusion of support services in the sales tax. Section 6150 defines the following terms: “county,” “personal care services,” “gross receipts,”...

Advice on Navigating the California Rulemaking Process

October 18, 2026 9:23 amOctober 18, 2026 9:23 am

My primary advice on the California rulemaking process focuses heavily on navigating the strict requirements of the state’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), maximizing public participation, and strictly avoiding underground regulations. Strict Adherence to the APA California law requires every one...

Polls as Psyops: What CNN’s Own Numbers Say When Nobody Edits Them

October 18, 2026 9:00 amOctober 18, 2026 9:02 am

Eighteen days before the November 3 midterms, the most useful piece of election analysis on American television has been turned into a weapon by one side and ignored by the other. Earlier this fall, CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten...

Some Suggestions for Those New to the California Constitution

October 18, 2026 2:30 amOctober 18, 2026 2:31 am

The following are suggestions for new students of the California Constitution where I emphasize understanding its massive scale, its structural intersection with state statutes, and how direct democracy shapes it. My core advice can be found in three major areas:...

General Principles of Nuisance

October 17, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 17, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 1 of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Civil Code contains the general principles of nuisance in this state. Section 3479 provides that anything which is injurious to health, including the illegal sale of controlled substances, or is...

A Year Later, We Need a Surge in SF Dealer Takedowns

October 17, 2026 9:23 amOctober 17, 2026 9:23 am

Late last year, in October 2025 – President Trump prepared more than 100 Customs and Border Protection and other federal agents for an immigration enforcement surge into the San Francisco Bay Area. The operation targeted removable non-citizens. The Department of...