Legislature – Page 761 – California Globe

OPINION: Angelo Farooq & Riverside USD Board Focused On Politics, Not Students

October 21, 2023 9:34 amOctober 21, 2023 9:34 am

Construction industry experts tried warning Riverside Unified School District School Board Trustee Angelo Farooq at the beginning of this Summer that his special interest deal on school construction would result in millions of dollars of higher costs, but he ignored...

What Is Improper Influence in the California Legislature?

October 21, 2023 8:29 amOctober 21, 2023 8:29 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV that deals with the legislative branch of state government, makes it a felony for a person who seeks to improperly influence the vote or official action of a state legislator. Section 15 of Article IV...

Illegal Reedley COVID Lab Owner Arrested

October 21, 2023 2:45 amOctober 21, 2023 2:46 am

Jia Bei Zhu, a 62-year-old Chinese national and owner of the infamous Reedley COVID/etc. testing lab, was arrested outside the lab Thursday. And the story of the arrest is as astonishing as the story of the lab itself is troubling....

Politically Correct? I Politely Decline

October 21, 2023 2:30 amOctober 21, 2023 2:31 am

Growing up, I was taught to avoid two topics of conversation: religion and politics. Yet even a casual study of history shows that these two spheres are all-too-common sources of human oppression. Perhaps, these are the most important subjects to...

The Non-Presidential Candidate Gov. Gavin Newsom is Going to China, Israel

October 20, 2023 10:29 amOctober 20, 2023 10:29 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is making a trip to China ostensibly to take a climate-focused tour of the Country, announced Thursday he will make a swing through Israel – during a war. Newsom is already being mocked for his...

Laphonza Going La-Gone-za: Sen. Butler Will Not Seek Senate Re-Election

October 20, 2023 8:37 amOctober 20, 2023 8:37 am

In what can only be called a sadly typically au courant Newspeak statement, Sen. Laphonza Butler has announced she will not be entering the 2024 race to try to keep the seat gifted her by Gavin Newsom two weeks ago....

Are Legislative Findings in Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Act Bills Necessary?

October 20, 2023 8:01 amOctober 20, 2023 8:01 am

The California Legislature sent to the Governor at the end of the 2023 Legislative Session a measure, Assembly Bill 1479, which dealt with pupil health and social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports. Governor Newsom vetoed the bill due to budgetary...