October 2022 – Page 9 – California Globe

Sen. Scott Wiener Invites Us to Pumpkin Carving Drag Queen Event

October 21, 2022 2:00 pmOctober 21, 2022 2:03 pm

“In case you missed it, Senator Scott Wiener is hosting his Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest tomorrow, October 22!” Sen. Wiener’s email says. California Sen. Scott Wiener sent out an email Friday inviting me to his annual pumpkin carving event in...

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Awards $35 Million Stations Design Contract

October 21, 2022 11:47 amOctober 21, 2022 2:19 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved a $35 million design and support services contract for four Central Valley stations on Thursday to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup), inflating the $113 billion high-speed rail budget even...

If You Actually Do the Crime, Do Not Do the Rhyme

October 21, 2022 8:10 amOctober 21, 2022 7:18 am

There’s stupid. There’s felony stupid. And then there is actually literally felony stupid. Meet rapper Nuke Bizzle. Bizzle – real name Fontrell Antonio Baines, 33, hometown Memphis, TN – shot to infamy in the summer of 2020, posting to You...

The ‘Sunrise’ Process in the California Legislature

October 21, 2022 6:54 amOctober 21, 2022 9:07 pm

In California, as in a number of other states, there is the so-called “sunrise” process, which is the opposite of a “sunset” (or repeal) process, in the law. When establishing a new regulatory scheme for an occupation or profession, the...

Gov. Newsom Revises Political Stunt As Californians Are Left Paying The Bill

October 21, 2022 2:45 amOctober 20, 2022 4:41 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a special legislative session on December 5 to impose “windfall taxes” on oil companies is nothing but a political stunt and politics at its worst. If Newsom thinks there is price-gouging, then he should call...

SF Mayor London Breed Apologizes For Honduran Drug Dealer Remark

October 21, 2022 2:30 amOctober 20, 2022 8:41 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed apologized on Thursday for comments she made earlier this month where said that many drug dealers in the Tenderloin district are Hondurans. On October 5th, only days before the Los Angeles City Council racist recording...

Electrics Reach 17.7% of All New Car Sales in California

October 20, 2022 4:30 pmOctober 21, 2022 2:18 pm

The California Energy Commission (CEC) released new zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales info on Wednesday, showing that 17.7% of all new cars in California have been ZEVs, a rise of 126.9% in ZEV sales since 2020 and climb that ensures...