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Author: Katy Grimes

Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, is a long-time Investigative Journalist covering the California State Capitol, the co-author of California's War Against Donald Trump: Who Wins? Who Loses? and a contributor to "Taxifornia 2016." A California native and Navy mom, Katy lives in Sacramento, CA.

Executive Director SEIU CA Charged with Fraud, Embezzlement, and Perjury

October 13, 2021   5:58 pmOctober 13, 2021   6:44 pm
Alma Hernández, executive director of SEIU California, which represents more than 700,000 public employees across the state, has been charged by the state Attorney General’s Office with multiple counts of tax fraud, embezzlement, perjury and failure to pay unemployment insurance taxes,...
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Sacramento City Councilwoman Says it Out Loud: Rules For Thee but Not For Me

October 13, 2021   7:32 amOctober 13, 2021   8:32 am
A Sacramento resident recently posted a question to Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela on Nextdoor asking about a Safe Ground Camp on W & X Streets in downtown, noting that the location in Valenzuela’s district actually violates the city’s permitting process. “Katie’s...
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California’s ‘New Normal:’ PG&E Power Shut Offs on Windy Days

October 12, 2021   8:32 amApril 3, 2022   7:58 am
Thousands of Californians were without power Monday due to high winds, according to a PG&E alert. PG&E’s alert says: “A Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) occurs in response to severe weather to help prevent a wildfire. A severe weather system...
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Citizens Ballot Initiative filed to Fulfill Funding of Long-Overdue California Water Projects

October 11, 2021   7:49 amOctober 12, 2021   10:32 am
A citizens water group has filed for ballot title and summary with the California Secretary of State on a water abundance ballot initiative for the November 2022 ballot. The Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022, and the More Water Now...
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Gov. Newsom Signs K-12 Ethnic Studies Bill: ‘State-Sponsored Antisemitism’

October 9, 2021   9:04 amOctober 9, 2021   9:17 am
Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the controversial Assembly Bill 331, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would have added the new K-12 Ethnic Studies requirement. Newsom noted that there was an “uncertainty” about current K-12 curriculum in the...
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California Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Prohibiting Secretly Removing Condom During Sex

October 8, 2021   7:54 amOctober 8, 2021   7:56 am
California Governor Gavin Newsom approved bill on Thursday prohibiting removing a condom during sex without consent. This practice is known as “stealthing,” Reuters reported. The new law makes this a civil sexual battery offense, language in the bill specifies. “I...
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Two Sacramento Safe Ground Sites Have 23% ‘Success Rate’ in Getting Homeless off the Street

October 7, 2021   3:42 pm
The two “Safe Ground” sites near the downtown Sacramento neighborhood of Land Park have had a 23% success rate in getting people off the street over the past 6 months, according to the City of Sacramento. The city is calling...
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