3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (225+ words) He has positioned AI as another technological step in filmmaking's history, not a replacement for craft By J. Mitchell Sances, June 12, 2026 1: 00 pm The Art Directors Guild, which represents storyboard artists, concept artists, illustrators, production designers, and related crafts, fired back with…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (235+ words) Many examples of the passive voice remain in California regulations and statutes By Chris Micheli, June 9, 2026 2: 30 am In California, drafters of regulations and bills are instructed to use the active voice, rather than the passive voice. This is a change…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (362+ words) Most importantly, they should be understood as not being mere opinions; instead, they should be fact based By Chris Micheli, May 25, 2026 2: 00 pm Most legislative findings and declarations are contained in uncodified statutes (meaning they are not in one of California's…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (752+ words) California Globe For forty-eight years, no purpose-built American spacecraft carried an American astronaut into orbit on its own. Between the last Apollo capsule and the first crewed Dragon flight in 2020, the most powerful nation on Earth could not reach space…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (203+ words) Real careers will still belong to actors who show up, emote, and connect with audiences the old-fashioned way By J. Mitchell Sances, May 15, 2026 7: 00 am The contract also tightens rules around digital replicas of performers" likenesses and voices, adding stronger consent protections,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (303+ words) Regulations can also be drafted by attorneys, lobbyists, interest groups, and others By Chris Micheli, May 10, 2026 6: 09 pm As opposed to legislative drafting of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments to be considered by the Legislature, regulatory drafting concerns the lawmaking that…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (442+ words) By Paul Runko, April 20, 2026 10: 08 am There's an important election coming up in California. On June 2, Californians will select two candidates to advance to the general election for the state's chief executive. So far, there are nine candidates in the race,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (686+ words) The state's government machine has exploded, employing approximately 243, 000 to 250, 000 state employees By Megan Barth, April 4, 2026 2: 36 pm While California's population has barely budged " growing a measly 0. 4% over the last decade " the state's government machine has exploded. The number of state employees…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (659+ words) Deals with the Director of the Department of Child Support Services By Chris Micheli, January 26, 2026 6: 29 pm Division 17, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the California Family Code deals with the Director of the Department of Child Support Services. Section 17300 requires the Governor, with…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (335+ words) By Patrick Wagner, MD, January 16, 2026 8: 30 am The second part of this paper deals with artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, and my experience with our broken healthcare system in Sacramento as a patient, not as a doctor. The story continues from…...