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?
Dubious Reports of California’s ‘Sudden Surge’ in COVID-19 Patients
News reports of a sudden surge in California COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals appear dubious at best. While Governor Gavin Newsom has ramped up testing thus producing more positive tests, he and the state’s public health officials continue to ignore the...
CDC’s ‘Celebrating Thanksgiving’ Guidelines Nearly Identical to Gov. Newsom’s
The Center for Disease Control posted its Thanksgiving Guidelines this week, which look strangely familiar to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Oct. 9 document, “Mandatory Requirements for All Gatherings,” directing all private family “gatherings” to limit the number of attendees, and...
Making the Case for Patriotic Education in American Schools
President Donald Trump signed an executive order recently establishing a 1776 Commission to create a curriculum that teaches “patriotic education” in schools. This is not only necessary because of the lack of Civics taught in schools, but in answer to the New...
The Numbers Don’t Add Up in Gov’s More Restrictive COVID Lockdown Tiers
On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, a cabinet-level secretary in the Newsom administration, announced that 11 Californian counties would be moving into more restrictive tiers as the number of new cases and the positivity rates in...
Governor Newsom’s Sleight of Hand in the Age of COVID
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his big, overarching statewide coronavirus lockdown order March 19, 2020 – eight months ago, ordering all Californians to say at home for two weeks to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus so hospitals would not be...
Governor Gavin Newsom’s 58 ‘COVID’ Related Executive Orders Since March 4, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued California’s “Stay at home” order March 19, 2020. Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Actions since March 4, 2020: Executive Order N-26-20 Ensures California public school districts retain state funding even in the event of physical closure...