August 2025 – Page 20 – California Globe

SF County Sheriff Miyamoto and His Official Endorsement of Bianco for Governor

August 5, 2025 2:45 amAugust 5, 2025 2:46 am

The San Francisco Chronicle, the SFist, and other San Francisco publications have all asked the same question over the last several days: Why did San Francisco County Sheriff Paul Miyamoto officially endorse Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican and...

Exclusive Rights of Pilotage

August 5, 2025 2:30 amAugust 5, 2025 2:31 am

Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with the exclusive rights of pilotage for Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1125 provides that pilots licensed by...

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton Will File Legal Action to Stop Newsom-Bonta Redistricting Power Grab

August 4, 2025 5:37 pmAugust 4, 2025 5:43 pm

2026 Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton announced Monday he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10 am PDT to announce “legal action to stop Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta from ramming through an...

Asian Forests Victims of Intolerable ‘Green’ Lie

August 4, 2025 3:00 pmAugust 4, 2025 3:01 pm

In the modern climate debate, emotion and partisan allegiance replace critical thinking to smear carbon dioxide (CO2) as a dangerous pollutant. Well-crafted green advocacies steal the spotlight, while reason languishes in the shadows of medieval-style witch hunts. The reality, however,...

San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s $350,000 PR Spin

August 4, 2025 12:52 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:52 pm

In San Francsico politics, public perception is often of greater importance than policy success. Politicians frequently contract with private public relations (PR) consultants to enhance their image, amplify achievements, and deflect criticism. While this is usually legal, this practice raises...

Federal Government Suspends $200 Million in Grants to UCLA Over Antisemitism, Discrimination Allegations

August 4, 2025 12:23 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:23 pm

The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies announced over the weekend that they would be cutting around $200 million in research funding grants to the University of California, Los Angeles over federal allegations of...

California’s Redistricting Commission is Already ‘Gerrymandered’

August 4, 2025 11:24 amAugust 4, 2025 7:37 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his intentions last week to blow up California’s independent redistricting commission, effectively tampering with the state’s electoral maps mid-decade… because TRUMP. Gov. Newsom plans to redraw electoral district boundaries for the state’s members of the...