Katy Grimes – California Globe

Gov Newsom Signs CA Disaster Preparedness Bill – But Protects Water Agencies From Liability

October 3, 2026 6:31 amOctober 3, 2026 6:32 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1153 into law on September 29, 2026. Why is this notable, you ask? SB 1153 by Senator Anna Caballero (D-Merced), “requires all urban retail water suppliers that serve a high or very-high fire hazard...

Steve Hilton Lands Debate Punches on ‘Bitch *ss’ Xavier Becerra

October 1, 2026 7:36 amOctober 2, 2026 2:41 pm

The debate Wednesday night on CNN was the only scheduled head-to-head between Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, moderated by Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. It was an hour long, with no studio audience. And Steve Hilton was up against three...

Female Athletes File Title IX Sex Discrimination Class Action Against UC Davis

September 30, 2026 5:32 pmSeptember 30, 2026 5:32 pm

In April the Globe reported that the Division 1 UC Davis Women’s Equestrian team, despite record-breaking success, was being cut in July. This was a result of what parents and supporters say is the Athletic Department’s financial malfeasance. And this...

Financial Challenges Facing California’s Independent Gas Stations

September 30, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 30, 2026 1:48 pm

I was recently contacted by an independent gasoline station owner regarding the financial challenges facing these operators in California. Over the course of a few weeks, she provided numerous invoices on their wholesale fuel purchases, showing the staggering taxes and...

Newsom Signs Unlawful Immigration Bills Again, After 2025 Bills Were Overturned by Ninth Circuit

September 29, 2026 1:40 pmSeptember 30, 2026 7:37 am

Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California. You read that right – Gov. Newsom is trying...

‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’ – and it’s Robust

September 29, 2026 8:04 amSeptember 30, 2026 7:37 am

“It’s the economy, stupid!” was the pivotal message in the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign, by James Carville, Bill Clinton’s political advisor. Because it always comes down to the current economic trend that determines whether voters are satisfied with an administration,...

Newsom Vetoes Important California Water Bill, Despite Unanimous Passage by Legislature

September 28, 2026 7:00 pmSeptember 29, 2026 3:44 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom just vetoed Senate Bill 872, by Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), an important water infrastructure bill that would have provided funding to aging Delta levees and sinking State Water Project canals. These two threats to California’s water...