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?
Remember Newsom’s 2022 Backroom Deal to Cut Out Competition and Force All of California into Kaiser?
Remember when Governor Gavin Newsom inked the backroom deal with Kaiser for statewide Medi-Cal health? He never learns, does he? Last week we learned that the cost of Newsom’s policy of giving free medical coverage to every illegal immigrant in...
How is it that ACLU and Law Enforcement Agree on Exempting Probation Officers from Jury Duty?
A new bill, AB 387, supported by law enforcement groups and the ACLU, would exempt probation officers from the jury selection process, also known as voir dire, for criminal cases. Probation officers are sworn peace officers tasked with supervising those...
Farewell Tour for CAGOP Chairwoman Jessica Patterson
The California Republican Party just elected Corrin Rankin as its new chairwoman. Despite some dirty rumors and tactics, Rankin garnered 747 votes ahead of the 559 for former State Senator Mike Morrell. “Change is coming to California. It’s time to...
How Many Official State Holidays Does California Need?
A newly introduced bill would create an official Hindu state holiday. Two percent of California is Hindu. New Jersey, with 8 million residents, has a larger Hindu population than California. What about Catholic, Presbyterian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish official state...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal is Insolvent
“I can’t be overdrawn – I still have checks left,” was my favorite dumb blonde bumper sticker in the 1980’s, and apropos in California today. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new vanity podcast project is a diversion to keep attention on...
Biological Boys in Women’s Sports: Women and Student Athletes Address California Interscholastic Federation Board Meeting
Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order banning boys who identify as transgender women/girls from college women’s and high school girls’ sports teams, the governor and state of California haven’t budged from continuing to allow biological males to compete in girls...