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Gov. Newsom Names Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs ‘Special Advisor for Economic Mobility and Opportunity’

March 11, 2021 8:35 amMarch 11, 2021 2:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom named former Stockton Mayor Michael D. Tubbs Special Advisor for Economic Mobility and Opportunity on Thursday. This is a curious appointment. While Tubbs will not receive compensation for this position, it’s clear this is a placeholder position...

CA Lawmakers Slam Gov. Newsom for Business and School, Lockdowns Following State Address

March 9, 2021 10:42 pmMarch 10, 2021 8:52 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom gave his 2021 State of the State address Tuesday evening in Los Angeles, rather than at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Here is what his campaign said about his address, and legislators’ reaction to it. “As California...

Tulare County Parents Have Had Enough: Rally to Get Kids Back in School and Sports

March 9, 2021 4:21 pmMarch 9, 2021 10:42 pm

Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) has heard from scores of frustrated and angry parents in Visalia, and throughout Tulare County, after the Visalia Unified School District canceled the football and water polo seasons for the 2020-21 school year, only one day...

Gov. Newsom State of the State Address Tuesday Evening, from Somewhere in Los Angeles County

March 9, 2021 8:17 amMarch 11, 2021 5:22 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he will deliver his third State of the State Address Tuesday March 9th in the evening in a “virtual presentation” to the California Legislature from Los Angeles County…. away from the State Capitol… away from...

‘We’re Coming to a Point of Reckoning’ With CA Utility Bills Skyrocketing

March 8, 2021 11:33 amMarch 9, 2021 6:39 am

Last week the Globe met with energy expert Jesus Arredondo and discussed the recent California Public Utilities Commission meeting that centered around themes and concepts raised in the CPUC White Paper, Utility Costs and Affordability of the Grid of the Future...

RecallGavin2020 Campaign Celebrates 1,950,000 Signatures With Rally

March 8, 2021 2:18 amMarch 10, 2021 8:29 am

The grassroots campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that they have successfully collected 1,950,000 million signatures, with 1.6 million of those signatures collected entirely by volunteers. “Every county in California without exception has participated in the process...

Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Helps Save California Businesses While Lawmakers Dawdle

March 6, 2021 9:18 amMarch 8, 2021 6:23 am

Dave Portnoy may not be a household name, but he’s a rock star to business owners across the country. Portnoy is the proprietor of Barstool Sports, located in New York now, originally from Massachusetts, which he describes as “a sports...