September 2026 – California Globe

Herb Morgan: Californians Want Someone Watching the Money

September 24, 2026 3:00 pmSeptember 24, 2026 3:01 pm

A new statewide poll of likely November voters finds Republican Herb Morgan inching up on Democrat Malia Cohen in the race for State Controller. Just 8 points separate the two, 49.5% to 41.2% — and the margin narrows to 6.2...

EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Campaign Aide Flagged Internship for Donor’s Son After Father Cited Mayes’s Offer

September 24, 2026 2:43 pmSeptember 24, 2026 2:43 pm

A campaign aide to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sought action from senior officials in her office on an internship request for a campaign donor’s son after the father said Mayes had personally offered the opportunity, according to email screenshots...

Should Sunset Dates Be Required for All New Laws?

September 24, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 24, 2026 2:01 pm

I have a proposal for consideration for the upcoming 2027 California Legislative Session. Should all new statutes have a sunset date? And perhaps a required report to the Legislature and Administration? This is already a requirement for all new or...

From the Cheap Seats: Judgment in Encinitas

September 24, 2026 12:11 pmSeptember 24, 2026 12:26 pm

The municipal election in Encinitas will soon be upon us. Ballots go out October 5. Voters will fill three of five council seats: mayor, the open District 3 seat, and District 4. Control of the council is at stake, and...

The Vermin Are Winning in Los Angeles: Five Dead From West Nile, Typhus Makes an Encore

September 24, 2026 12:04 pmSeptember 24, 2026 12:38 pm

Los Angeles County is now reporting 100 West Nile virus cases this year, nearly five times the total recorded for all of 2025, with 94 hospitalizations and five deaths. The numbers come from the Los Angeles County Department of Public...

Former News Anchor, California Democrat Staffer Arrested in Las Vegas ICE operation

September 24, 2026 11:21 amSeptember 24, 2026 1:18 pm

Why is San Francisco called “Beijing-by-the-Bay?” the Globe asked in 2020, reporting on then-Rep. Eric Swalwell’s sexual relationship with accused Chinese Communist government spy Fang Fang. With all of the China problems that California politicians already have, this week a...

Sister Company of Brightline West High Speed Rail Plans Imminent Chapter 11 in New Jersey

September 24, 2026 7:13 amSeptember 24, 2026 9:55 am

The sister company of Brightline West, the high speed rail company in Florida and the planned line from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy. Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, “Florida Railroad Brightline Plans Imminent...