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Anger Erupting in California as Protesters Take Over State Capitol

September 9, 2019 11:04 amSeptember 9, 2019 2:37 pm

“Our children are hurt, and you’re arresting mothers,” angry parents chanted outside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Capitol office Monday morning. These parents are protesting Senate Bill 276, a bill which these parents say will violate the doctor-patient relationship by eliminating vaccination...

Final Week of CA Legislative Session: Gig Economy, Vaccines, Parolees Voting, Rent Control, Enviro Bills

September 9, 2019 7:45 am

There are hundreds of bills yet to pass this final week of the California legislative session. Many contentious and controversial bills are already headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, and many more will be debated this week. Watch for Assembly...

CA Taxpayers Paying Wildly Inflated Costs for Public Employees’ Health Plans

September 9, 2019 7:03 amSeptember 9, 2019 7:04 am

While private sector employers and workers are spending a bigger share of their income on their own health insurance plans, they don’t know they are also spending a bigger share of their income on public employees’ health plans. “Spending 52...

CA Democrat Lawmakers Releasing Violent Criminals From Prison, While Imposing Gun Control Laws on Citizens

September 8, 2019 2:06 amSeptember 10, 2019 2:27 pm

The purpose of prison and jail is to separate the criminals from society through incapacitation so they are not able to harm innocent people, and to make them pay for their crimes through retribution. Rehabilitation is supposed to assist with...

Senate Pres. Atkins Putting the Squeeze on Gov. Newsom over Vaccine Exemption Bill Fight

September 7, 2019 7:37 amSeptember 8, 2019 9:13 am

Earlier this week, California Globe asked if Sen. Richard Pan was jamming Gov. Newsom on the Vaccine Exemption bill, SB 276? We also asked, “Why did legislative leaders bring SB 276 to vote in Assembly and Senate before the Governor’s...

Exclusive California Globe Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy

September 6, 2019 8:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:47 am

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hails from Bakersfield, and has long advocated for the agriculture-rich region. Unsurprisingly, he has also repeatedly said that California needs water projects instead of High-Speed Rail. Earlier this year, Congressman McCarthy, who represents most of...

Why Is Ricardo Lara Quiet on Hundreds of Thousands of Homeowners Insurance Cancellations?

September 6, 2019 8:28 amSeptember 6, 2019 6:29 pm

The number of California’s rural homeowners dropped by insurance companies is up to 350,000 in just four years, California Globe recently reported, but that was just through 2018. Since then, homeowners in Riverside and San Bernardino counties have experienced “a...