January 2019 – Page 5 – California Globe

Kevin McCarthy Leads GOP Condemnation of King

January 16, 2019 10:42 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:48 pm

California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican minority leader, yesterday led Republicans in stripping Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) of his Committee assignments because of King’s recent comments in favor of white supremacy and white nationalism. And today, he joined 423 other...

Build the Wall (in Malibu): Development To Feature 6′ Barrier and 24-Hour Guard Tower

January 16, 2019 7:30 amJanuary 16, 2019 9:03 am

Recently, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said, “A wall is an immorality. It’s not who we are as a nation.” Yet, in 2020, Malibu’s first gated community in more than 20 years will be completed....

Newsom Wants Tax on Water for ‘Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund’

January 15, 2019 1:30 amJanuary 14, 2019 8:33 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a tax on drinking water throughout the state to help poor communities in California deal with contaminated water systems. Newsom’s plan to establish a “safe and affordable drinking water fund” is in his budget proposal,...

Hedge Fund Media Group Offer to Buy Gannett

January 14, 2019 12:24 pmJanuary 17, 2019 1:03 pm

At least one-third of the largest newspapers across the United States experienced layoffs between January 2017 and April 2018, according to the Pew Research Center. Monday, reports of MNG Enterprises, backed by a New York hedge-fund, announced it made an...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Genius’ Cabinet Secretary Ana Matosantos

January 14, 2019 10:15 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:48 pm

Gavin Newsom’s selection for cabinet secretary is Ana Matosantos, whom California’s new governor calls one of the “most capable public servants in America” and a person of “unrivaled professional accomplishment coupled with a personal determination to serve the public good.”...

LA Teachers Ready to Walk the Line

January 14, 2019 5:15 amJanuary 17, 2019 1:03 pm

Teachers in Los Angeles will be walking a picket line on Monday for only the third time in the Los Angeles Teachers Union’s (UTLA) five-decade history. The battle lines drawn in this dispute appear to be about not only salaries...

LAUSD Strike: Teachers Union ‘Insulted’ by Latest Offer

January 14, 2019 1:25 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:49 pm

Gov. Gavin Newson has only been governor for seven days and is already facing the first strike in 30 years at the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest school district. The United Teachers of Los Angeles labor...