Jose Navarro – California Globe

San Diego County Paid $30 Million for Two Jail Deaths: Who Answers for the Next One?

October 15, 2026 1:05 pmOctober 15, 2026 1:05 pm

San Diego County has paid about $30 million in two years to settle two wrongful-death lawsuits over deaths in its jails. Supervisors approved $16 million for the family of Hayden Schuck last October, believed to be the largest wrongful-death settlement...

The Bullet Train’s Cash Clock: Funding Could Run Out by December 2027

October 9, 2026 10:00 amOctober 10, 2026 7:03 am

A project budget is only as honest as what it leaves out. California’s high-speed rail authority is learning that in public, because the state’s own inspector general says the agency could exhaust its funding as soon as December 2027 if...

California Budget Hides Over $1 Billion in Earmarks

October 6, 2026 9:30 amOctober 6, 2026 10:17 am

Somewhere in Sacramento, a gym is getting $29 million. A farmers market is getting $13 million. A fund for retired MMA fighters is getting $1 million. None of it went through a grant application, a scoring rubric, or a public...