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Inauguration Day for Gavin Newsom, California’s 40th Governor

January 7, 2019 6:21 pmJanuary 9, 2019 7:16 pm

As Gavin Newsom was sworn in Monday as the 40th Governor of California, amid promises of inclusiveness and “a decent standard of living for all,” he quickly turned his attention to President Donald J. Trump, promising an administration that will...

Gov-elect Gavin Newsom Promises the World to 40 Million Californians

January 7, 2019 7:30 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:18 pm

Governor-elect Gavin Newsom, whose political career comprises San Francisco Mayor 2004-2010, and California Lieutenant Gov. 2011-2019, is promising the world and a bag of chips to Californians. Let’s review his campaign promises as he is inaugurated as California’s 40th Governor,...

California Democrats All Vote for Pelosi

January 4, 2019 12:38 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:27 pm

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, received 46 votes from California’s Democratic Congressional delegation. She received a total of 220 votes. Despite some members of Congress voicing opposition to Pelosi for Speaker, all 46 California Democrats, including...

Deputy DA Outraged Over Brown’s Lawsuit to Stop Ballot Initiative

January 4, 2019 7:15 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:19 pm

Four-term Democratic California Governor Gov. Jerry Brown made reforming California’s criminal justice sentencing guidelines a priority over his 16 total years as governor. Add to that his record number of pardons and prison commutations, and violent prison inmates have been...

Assemblyman Wants California DMV To Be as Efficient as Amazon

January 3, 2019 8:15 amJanuary 4, 2019 3:25 pm

In California, the birthplace of the high-tech industry, lawmakers want to know why the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles can’t manage to put a reliable computer system in place. Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) called for an audit of California’s Department...

California Globe Hires Veteran Journalist Katy Grimes as Editor

January 2, 2019 9:00 amJanuary 4, 2019 3:32 pm

Investigative Journalist Katy Grimes joins California Globe as Editor, January 1, 2019. Grimes is a longtime investigative political journalist, analyst, and author, and reports on the California Legislature and politics from the State Capitol in Sacramento. Grimes has been published...

California Rings in the New Year With 1,016 New Laws

December 31, 2018 12:42 pmJanuary 4, 2019 3:24 pm

Of the 1,217 bills that reached California Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk in 2018, he signed 1,016 new laws and vetoed 201 – a record-high for Brown’s last two terms in office. Of the new laws going into effect in California...