Legislature – Page 809 – California Globe

Public Health? Who Knows? Public Comments? Absolutely Not!

March 20, 2023 2:38 amMarch 20, 2023 2:39 am

The public may not be able to comment on any Los Angeles Department of Public Health social media site, but they can find an herbal remedy that claims to cure herpes, AIDS, cancer, and warts – all in one bottle!...

California Motor Carriers Act

March 19, 2023 8:15 amMarch 19, 2023 8:19 am

California’s Public Utilities Code contains the “Interstate and Foreign Motor Carriers of Household Goods and Passengers Act,” which is contained in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Division 2. PUC Section 3901 names the Act. PUC Section 3902 prohibits household...

AB 52: Manufacturing Equipment Tax Credit

March 18, 2023 8:08 amMarch 18, 2023 8:12 am

Assembly Bill 52 by Assemblyman Tim Grayson (D-Concord) was amended to provide a manufacturing equipment purchase tax credit. The bill would add and repeal Sections 17053.90 and 23623 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Section 1 of the bill contains three legislative...

The Spark that Lit the Gas Stove Debate

March 17, 2023 3:40 pmMarch 17, 2023 4:27 pm

On January 1, 2023 it is likely most Americans woke up with a hangover. On January 1, 2023, it is a almost a certainty that no American woke up worried that the gas stove in their kitchen was secretly killing...

Futile Spending on California’s Homeless Vagrant Population Has Only Grown the Problem

March 17, 2023 10:04 amMarch 17, 2023 10:04 am

Despite spending nearly $23 billion on California’s homeless housing, homelessness continues to grow in California. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, “nationally, California has topped the list for the state with the largest homeless population for more than...

This Bill Has a Number of ‘Plus Sections’

March 17, 2023 6:59 amMarch 17, 2023 7:02 am

As readers may recall, at the end of bills in the California Legislature, there may be “plus sections,” which are uncodified provisions that may do a number of things, such as expressing legislative intent, making legislative findings and declarations, or...

What Are the Component Parts of California’s Codes?

March 16, 2023 6:42 pmMarch 16, 2023 6:46 pm

California has over 155,000 individual statutes. Those statutes are placed in one of 29 Codes, which this state gives a name to, as opposed to the federal government and some states, which provide a number. California’s 29 Codes begin with...