Author: Katy Grimes
Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, is a long-time Investigative Journalist covering the California State Capitol, and the co-author of California's War Against Donald Trump: Who Wins? Who Loses?
Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su
Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...
California Lawmakers Gut Good Bill, Replace with Horrible Bill
Earlier this week, Assembly Bill 1352 by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) on individualized county childcare subsidy plans was gutted. Berman’s bill had already gone through a few committees, and was voted on by the full Assembly without a single...
Gov. Newsom’s No-Bid Covid Contract with McKinsey & Co. Continues
In 2021, the Washington Post published an alarming article about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s no-bid contracts with Blue Shield and McKinsey & Company, how he outsourced much of California’s vaccine rollout during the Covid crisis, and how “private contractors cost...
Gov. DeSantis Focuses on California Collapse While Gov. Newsom Deludes on ‘Climate Change’
The contrast between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom could not be more glaring, as both governors were on display Monday. 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis released a new ad on Monday critical of Governor Gavin...
Is the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls Identifying as Trans?
“California Women Lead, in partnership with the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, will announce the 40 members of the 2023 class of recipients of the California Women Lead Scholarship Program for women and gender expansive Fellows...
SDEA Labor Union Ousted by Gompers Preparatory Academy Charter School Teachers
In March, the Globe reported that teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in San Diego, came together again to vote San Diego Education Association union bosses out of power at the school. The teachers tried in 2020...