December 2018 – Page 3 – California Globe

Wiener Attempts take two on Extension of Alcohol Sales

December 18, 2018 1:18 pmDecember 19, 2018 9:23 am

Some select cities will get a second shot at keeping their nightlife festivities open later as State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is hoping that soon-to-be Governor Gavin Newsom will be more-fond of Senate Bill 58 than Governor Jerry Brown....

DMV Director Jean Shiomoto to Step Down

December 17, 2018 12:53 pmDecember 18, 2018 1:06 pm

Following mounting pressure and many tribulations within the department, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has confirmed today that director, Jean Shiomoto will be stepping down from her position. The DMV said, “Director Shiomoto announced to staff last month her intent...

Kamala Harris to Keep Seat on Judiciary

December 17, 2018 7:00 amDecember 17, 2018 12:54 pm

California Senator Kamala Harris, the much-ballyhooed prospective Democratic presidential candidate, will get to keep her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee after all. After the mid-term elections when Republican gained two seats in the Senate there was speculation that Harris,...

Nationwide Protest Calls for Migrant Rights

December 16, 2018 8:15 amDecember 15, 2018 11:54 am

While President Trump threatens to shut down the government unless his border wall is funded, a group of faith and community leaders led a peaceful protest at the border to keep attention on the migrant’s plight. A group of more...

Two GOP Lawmakers Take Issue with Trump’s Vietnamese Immigrant Proposal

December 15, 2018 10:56 amJanuary 7, 2019 4:10 pm

In an act taken by congress in 2008, the United States Government agreed to allow Vietnamese immigrants to stay in the country without fear of being deported if they could prove they arrived before July 12, of 1995. However now,...

Rep. McCarthy and Rep. Hoyer share Heated Exchange on House Floor

December 14, 2018 1:24 pm

While the looming threat of a potential government shutdown has politicians across the aisle scrambling to point the blame at someone else, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) and Democrat Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) put on a fiery debate...

Harris Continues to deny Knowledge Regarding DOJ Sexual Harassment Case

December 14, 2018 11:23 am

Sticking by her original claim, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), is continuing to state that she had no knowledge of discrimination or sexual harassment that took place between her longtime aid Larry Wallace and another woman while working at the California...