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Appeals Court Will Allow Illegal Voters in SF Election this November

September 9, 2022 12:14 pm

The California Constitution is very clear on who is allowed to vote in state and local elections: “A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote.” In March 2022, California attorney James Lacy filed a...

Parentheticals in California Statutes

September 9, 2022 6:37 amSeptember 9, 2022 6:43 am

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a parenthetical is “relating to or inserted as a parenthesis.” While we find the use of parentheticals in different forms of writing, are parentheticals used in California law? The answer is yes, they can...

How the Teachers Union Can Save LA Unified

September 9, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 8, 2022 9:35 pm

Earlier this year the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) released a report entitled “Burned Out, Priced Out – Solutions to the Educator Shortage Crisis.” Given the universally acknowledged challenges facing public K-12 education in California, this report merits serious...

AB 257 or Reversal: Fast Food Workers Weigh in on the New Fast Food Council Law

September 8, 2022 7:08 pm

Following a tumultuous week for the fast food industry in California, many fast food workers tell the Globe what they really want. The AB 257 law, authored by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Los Angeles), was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom...

Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 63 (Mental Health) Bills Sufficient?

September 8, 2022 3:45 pmSeptember 8, 2022 3:51 pm

In reviewing recently-passed legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Mental Health Services Act, as enacted by the voters by Prop. 63, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic statement that raises the...

So Cal Lifeguards Petition US Supreme Court over Scheme Trapping Employees in Union Membership

September 8, 2022 3:41 pm

In May the Globe reported that Orange County California lifeguard Jonathan Savas and 22 colleagues sued the State of California and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) labor union for violating their First Amendment right to abstain from forced union membership...

Resolution That Decriminalizes Psychedelic Drugs Passed By San Francisco Board of Supervisors

September 8, 2022 1:44 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution earlier this week decriminalizing psychedelic drugs within the city while also urging both the state and federal government to pass similar legislation. In the past several years, the decriminalization of psychedelics,...