Katy Grimes – Page 2 – California Globe

Gov. Newsom Spending $19 Million to Polish His and California’s Image

October 28, 2026 9:33 amOctober 29, 2026 2:18 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom was heavily criticized in March for authorizing a $19 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign designed to burnish his own image and improve California’s public image as he touts California’s largess on the presidential campaign trail. “Newsom planning...

FBI Raids Billionaire’s Beverly Hills Mansion in Connection With Eric Swalwell Case

October 27, 2026 10:30 amOctober 27, 2026 10:32 am

Eric Swalwell is back in the news. The FBI just raided a Beverly Hills mansion tied to former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who faces sexual misconduct allegations and scrutiny over ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, the Los Angeles Times...

California Has 14 Propositions, 2 Statewide Tax-Increases, and 273 Local Tax Increases on Nov Ballot

October 27, 2026 7:19 amOctober 27, 2026 11:00 am

California Voters are facing 14 propositions, two statewide tax-increase measures, and 273 tax increases on local ballots across the state November 3rd. The California Taxpayers Association reports: The measures propose $3 billion in direct taxes (sales tax, parcel tax, etc.), along...

California Gov Newsom Flunks Freedom Test: Ranks One of the Worst Governors in America

October 26, 2026 4:55 pmOctober 27, 2026 11:01 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who so desperately wants to be the next U.S. President, is ranked the 48th worst governor in the country, according to a new report by The CATO Institute. He is only slightly less awful than Hawaii...

Oakland, CA $30 Minimum Wage Heads to 2028 Ballot, Could Cost Additional 8,000 Jobs

October 26, 2026 11:49 amOctober 26, 2026 12:01 pm

Oakland voters will decide on a $30-per-hour-minimum wage after county election officials certified that the proposal received enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. It would nearly double the existing minimum wage in both Oakland and the unincorporated areas of...

Newsom Gaslights Over California’s Bad Student Test Scores

October 22, 2026 3:19 pmOctober 22, 2026 3:48 pm

We haven’t had good news for far too many years about California’s K-12 public education system. Math and English test scores have fallen to embarrassing lows. Yet, many adults remember when the public education system was the best in...

How the DMV Enabled Voter Fraud in California

October 21, 2026 9:19 amOctober 23, 2026 10:43 am

California’s long-term shift from a competitive or Republican-leaning state to a Democratic stronghold has been driven primarily by demographic change through immigration. In 2018, more than one million illegal immigrants received driver’s licenses from the California DMV, which automatically registered...