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?
Gov. Newsom and State Lawmakers Obviously Don’t Feel Threatened by COVID; Why Should Anyone Else?
Gov. Gavin Newsom was caught last week dining in Napa Valley at a large dinner party at the French Laundry, violating his own COVID stay-at-home orders. Monday at his press briefing, he issued a duplicitous apology, arguing that Napa was...
A Fireside Chat with Congressman Tom McClintock After Reelection to CA-4
Republican California Congressman Tom McClintock may be used to running for reelection, having been elected and reelected to Congress since 2009. California’s 4th Congressional District is one of the largest, most expansive districts in the state, extending from the North...
Governor Newsom Created This ‘Surge’ in COVID Cases
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Department of Public Health Secretary Mark Ghaly announced Monday they have halted the entire state from reopening following 250 days of various stages of lockdown since March. Newsom even claimed the reason is “the fastest...
As Governor Newsom Locks Down California, State Lawmakers Head to Maui on Annual Junket
As California is ratcheting down on stay-at-home orders once again, and limiting the common folk’s holiday gatherings claiming the coronavirus is to blame, California lawmakers are headed to their annual Maui junket. Politico reported: “Roughly 100 people from four states...
‘Compliance is Not Punitive’ Gov. Newsom Says as he Orders 95% of Californians into Harsher COVID Restrictions and Curfew
Monday’s noon briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom was as instructive as it was horrifying: He announced that California was “pulling an emergency brake” on reopening because of rising COVID “positivity” cases. Not deaths. And he did a soft-sell on hospitalizations....
California Assemblyman Challenges Gov. Newsom’s ‘Cattle Call’ to Fill Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat
Over the weekend, black California politicians demanded Gov. Gavin Newsom appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kamala Harris’ should former Vise President Joe Biden and Harris win the Presidential election. “At a press conference...