March 2025 – Page 14 – California Globe

California Department of Insurance Provisionally Accepts State Farm’s Requested 22% Rate Hike

March 14, 2025 5:25 pmMarch 14, 2025 5:25 pm

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced on Friday that he has conditionally approved the requested 22% insurance rate hike by State Farm, but only if they can justify their reasons for an increase at a public hearing in April. For over...

Democrats, Republicans Sound Off On Newsom After Steve Bannon Podcast

March 14, 2025 1:25 pmMarch 14, 2025 1:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s newest podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” was denounced by many on the right and the left this week for having former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on the show, puling in more controversy than his inaugural...

How Many Official State Holidays Does California Need?

March 14, 2025 10:17 amMarch 15, 2025 7:05 am

A newly introduced bill would create an official Hindu state holiday. Two percent of California is Hindu. New Jersey, with 8 million residents, has a larger Hindu population than California. What about Catholic, Presbyterian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish official state...

Is WW3 on the Horizon? Hacktivists, the Russia-Ukraine Conflict and X

March 14, 2025 7:28 amMarch 14, 2025 7:28 am

The world of geopolitics is already a minefield of diplomatic tightropes, military posturing, and economic chess games. Add hacktivism to the mix, and suddenly, it’s less a well-orchestrated game of global strategy and more like trying to defuse a bomb...

San Diego First-Time Homebuyers Sue for Equal Treatment Under the Law

March 14, 2025 7:00 amMarch 14, 2025 7:01 am

Whites need not apply. But now they can. In the face of a lawsuit by the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, the San Diego Housing Commission is no longer limiting its financial assistance program for first-time home buyers to blacks...

State Militia Armories

March 14, 2025 6:25 amMarch 14, 2025 6:26 am

The California Military and Veterans Code, in Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 8, Article 2, contains provisions related to armories. Section 430 defines the term “armory” to mean any building or portion thereof, rifle range, camp site, airport, arsenal, vessel,...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal is Insolvent

March 14, 2025 2:55 amMarch 15, 2025 7:03 am

“I can’t be overdrawn – I still have checks left,” was my favorite dumb blonde bumper sticker in the 1980’s, and apropos in California today. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new vanity podcast project is a diversion to keep attention on...