Katy Grimes – California Globe

Gov. Newsom Announces Fired Former CDC Officials Will Lead New CA Public Health Exchange

December 16, 2025 3:10 amDecember 16, 2025 3:11 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is stuck on stupid – he’s just announced that the fired CDC officials who created the mandates which forced Americans to take the Covid vaccine, wear face masks indoors and outdoors, socially distance 6 feet from...

Failed State California: $18 Billion Deficit, High-Risk State Agencies, Record Out-Migration

December 16, 2025 2:55 amDecember 16, 2025 2:56 am

“The Legislature has needed to address budget problems for three years in a row,” the California Legislative Analyst warned in their November report on California’s fiscal outlook. And the really bad news: California has an $18 billion budget deficit, $5...

California State Auditor: Governor Newsom and 8 Agencies Named ‘High-Risk’

December 15, 2025 2:55 amDecember 15, 2025 8:06 am

The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration. The report should have everyone living in California horrified. The Auditor’s report finds Gavin Newsom while in his final...

Newsom and Team Go Lower than Squid Poop on the Bottom of the Ocean

December 12, 2025 11:28 amDecember 13, 2025 10:15 am

History will not be kind to Gavin Newsom. But it will be accurate. This week, Gavin flipped on the trans kids position he took in his first podcast with Charlie Kirk. On his podcast last March with Kirk, Newsom agreed that...

No More ‘Paper or Plastic:’ Bring Your Own Bags to the Store Jan 1

December 11, 2025 10:30 amDecember 11, 2025 10:48 am

I have been covering the “Paper or Plastic” game since George W. Bush was President. And it’s only gotten more ridiculous. First California lawmakers banned paper bags because they “killed” trees – the ultimate renewable resource. They replaced paper with...

Gas Prices Plunge to Lowest Levels in Years… Except in California

December 11, 2025 8:00 amDecember 11, 2025 8:01 am

The nationwide average for regular gas is at its lowest level in 1,681 days — and trending lower, the White House announced this week… except in California, where the average price per gallon of gas is $4.43. According to GasBuddy,...

Media Claims Newsom’s Favorability ‘Surges’ in California. Reality is Gov. Newsom’s ‘Surge’ is 2% Bump

December 10, 2025 2:42 pmDecember 10, 2025 7:38 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s favorability rating is “surging,” according to local media, parroting a POLITICO article. Oh? “A new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California finds that both the governor, a likely presidential candidate, and the heavily Democratic Legislature...