February 2025 – Page 20 – California Globe

California Assembly Democrats Pass $50 Million ‘Trump-Proofing’ Slush Fund

February 3, 2025 5:21 pmFebruary 10, 2025 10:37 am

Last week we reported that California Republicans blocked Thursday’s vote in the Assembly to “Trump-proof” the state. Democrats tried to pass $50 million to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, among other issues. That was short-lived. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced...

Teen Opinion: When President Trump Won, Good Won Over Evil

February 3, 2025 3:53 pmFebruary 3, 2025 3:53 pm

As we enter the third week of President Donald Trump thankfully being re-elected, I am faced with the reality of just how divided our country still is. Democrats are actually claiming President Trump won because of racism and misogyny. Yet...

Trump Administration, Give Us a Call Next Time on Water Deliveries

February 3, 2025 11:31 amFebruary 3, 2025 11:31 am

It’s safe to say things have changed a good deal in the past few weeks. Things are always changing. The climate, world leaders, our position relative to the size of the universe as it expands – the only unchanging constant...

Make California Safe Again: Bill Introduced to Cut Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funding

February 3, 2025 7:33 amFebruary 3, 2025 7:33 am

It is time for Congress to hold sanctuary cities accountable. Sanctuary State California may be about to get a comeuppance: A proposed bill in the U.S. Senate would allow the victims of crimes committed by illegal alien to sue the...

It’s Time Former ‘Acting’ Labor Secretary Julie Su Faces Heat For California’s Pandemic Fraud

February 3, 2025 2:57 amFebruary 3, 2025 7:34 am

In 2020 during Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide Covid lockdown, he announced the formation of a “strike team” to solve numerous issues plaguing California’s unemployment agency, the Orwellian-named “Employment Development Department: long wait times for unemployment claims, delayed payments, phone delays,...

Systemic Mismanagement in California’s Insurance Sector

February 3, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 3, 2025 6:48 am

Insurance is the foundation of a robust financial strategy and is vital to securing a prosperous future for California. However, recent events, notably the wildfires in Los Angeles, have exposed severe systemic issues plaguing our state’s insurance industry. These issues...

Civic Openness in Contract Negotiations

February 3, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 3, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, deals with contracting by local agencies. Chapter 4.5 concerns civic openness in negotiations. Section 22175 calls this chapter the “Civic Reporting Openness in Negotiations.” Section 22176 defines the phrases “civic openness...