July 2025 – Page 4 – California Globe

The United States of Lobbyists: How Legalized Bribery Hijacked the Republic

July 29, 2025 7:00 amJuly 29, 2025 7:01 am

America is not run by elected leaders. It’s run by lobbyists — career fixers, influence peddlers, and corporate bagmen masquerading as “public policy consultants.” While voters are distracted by party politics and media bread crumbs, the real power lies with...

A Long List of Undesirables; Elected, Blind, and Otherwise!

July 29, 2025 3:30 amJuly 29, 2025 3:31 am

Do you remember in the 1977 film “Star Wars” when Obi-Wan Kenobi described the infamous saloon as a “wretched hive of scum and villainy”? Is that not an apt description of the former convicts arrested at the Glass House pot...

Newsom and Democrats Flailing for Relevance with Stunts

July 29, 2025 2:55 amJuly 29, 2025 2:56 am

Following their sweeping losses in 2024, Democrats were still in shock over the drubbing. Focus groups of voters who backed Democrats said the Party was weak, ineffective, hadn’t delivered anything needed by Americans, and said the Party was run by...

J.D. Vance Leads Gavin Newsom By Three Points in Latest Hypothetical 2028 Poll

July 29, 2025 2:49 amJuly 29, 2025 2:50 am

According to a new Emerson College poll released over the weekend, Vice President J.D. Vance would beat Governor Gavin Newsom in a hypothetical 2028 Presidential matchup, with Vance winning by three points of the vote. In the poll, Emerson pitted...

Commencing Civil Actions in California

July 29, 2025 2:21 amJuly 29, 2025 2:22 am

Part 2, Title 5, Chapter 2 of the California Code of Civil Procedure deals with commencing civil actions in this state. Section 411.10 provides that a civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. Section 411.20 states...

AG Bonta, 20 Other State AGs Sue USDA Over New SNAP Compliance Order

July 28, 2025 4:43 pmJuly 28, 2025 4:43 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state of California, along with 20 other state Attorneys General, will sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture over a compliance order to give all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) records, including what...

Legal Case of Navy Diver Who Sued Newport Beach for First Amendment Violation Advances

July 28, 2025 2:30 pmJuly 28, 2025 2:31 pm

Retired Navy diver Jason Murchison recently prevailed in his lawsuit against the City of Newport Beach for violating his First Amendment rights by repeatedly refusing to allow him to give paid surfing lessons on its beaches. Represented by the Pacific...