Katy Grimes – California Globe

California’s Proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Will Raise Gas and Diesel Prices and Deliver Meager Carbon Reductions

August 28, 2026 12:46 pmAugust 28, 2026 1:58 pm

“Governor Gavin Newsom is advancing a plan that could funnel hundreds of millions in road dollars to a struggling oil refinery — pitching it as a cleaner jet fuel initiative. The credit, drawn from funds voters designated for highways and...

CA Legislature Passes Sen Wiener’s Unlawful Bill to Ban Masks on ICE Agents

August 28, 2026 7:31 amAugust 28, 2026 7:56 am

At the Stop Nick Shirley Act rally Wednesday, masked Antifa thugs showed up to harass the rally participants. Senator Scott Wiener said nothing about that. But he’s thrilled that the California Legislature passed his SB 1004, which makes it possible...

Sac Bee and NY Times on the Wrong Side of the Nick Shirley Rally

August 27, 2026 4:00 pmAugust 27, 2026 4:56 pm

The Globe covered the Stop Nick Shirley Act rally at the California State Capitol Wednesday. It was huge, and well attended, including Antifa protestors, despite radio reports of “hundreds of people,” or a “sparse crowd.” There was not much mainstream...

Leaving California: $7 Billion CG Oncology Leaves California for Texas

August 27, 2026 7:33 amAugust 27, 2026 7:59 am

CG Oncology, a $7 billion company, moved its corporate headquarters from Irvine, California, to Dallas earlier in 2026, the Dallas Morning News reports. CG Oncology is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing a potential backbone bladder-sparing...

Democrats’ Sneaky Solano County Shipyard Legislation Killed in California Forever Plan

August 27, 2026 6:00 amAugust 27, 2026 6:53 am

The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday, against supporting emergency legislation to fast-track a shipyard and maritime manufacturing facility for the California Forever project. “The Solano Maritime and Manufacturing Act” is emergency legislation to save a proposed...

‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ Rally at the California State Capitol Sends Message to Capitol Democrats

August 26, 2026 5:28 pmAugust 28, 2026 7:33 am

Wednesday, the Stop Nick Shirley Act rally at the California State Capitol was huge, and well attended. Senator Tony Strickland lead the press conference, and walked the crowd through the unconstitutional anti-transparency law that will have major implications for...

Shocking: CA Senate Democrats Reject Banning Pedophile Sex Offenders from Holding Public Office

August 25, 2026 4:10 pmAugust 26, 2026 1:02 pm

A bill to keep convicted sex offenders from holding public office made it through the Assembly 67 to 0 in early July. Then it went over to the Senate, with a stop in the Senate Elections Committee, chaired by Senator...