Katy Grimes – Page 6 – California Globe

California Economy Up 3.7%, Just Below Washington State +4.5%

July 17, 2026 12:00 pmJuly 17, 2026 12:27 pm

The California economy is up 3.7% annualized real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, coming in second to Washington State, which led the nation with +4.5% annualized real GDP growth in Quarter 1 2026, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis....

Solano County’s ‘California Forever’ Project Loses $3.2 Billion Shipyard to Texas

July 17, 2026 7:52 amJuly 19, 2026 6:57 pm

California Forever, a “walkable city” project in Solano County with strong ties to 15-minute city principles, backed by tech investors Marc Andreessen, Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs, just lost a proposed $3.2 billion shipyard that backers and supporters hoped...

California Suing Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock Over State ‘Affordable’ Housing Law

July 16, 2026 4:38 pmJuly 17, 2026 7:53 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the Department of Housing and Community Development are suing the cities of Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock for failing to comply with the state’s “affordable” housing law....

Violent Beating on Sleeping Homeless Man in Arroyo Grande Left Him with Permanent Brain Injury

July 16, 2026 2:32 pmJuly 16, 2026 2:33 pm

Videos from an Arroyo Grande, California city surveillance camera shows a brutal assault on a homeless man on March 20, 2026, by two young men. One of the attackers also recorded the attack. The horrific crime was committed around 1:30...

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Files Lawsuit to Stop Release Process for Murderers Sentenced to Life Without Parole

July 16, 2026 6:30 amJuly 16, 2026 6:31 am

The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, led by President and CEO Anne Marie Schubert, announced a lawsuit against the California Board of Parole Hearings on Wednesday challenging the Board’s new regulations on commutation and recall processes set to take effect in...

Congressional Candidate, Navy Veteran, Airline Pilot, Engineer Jim Desmond Tackles SoCal’s High Cost Of Living

July 16, 2026 6:00 amJuly 16, 2026 6:01 am

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond is the Republican nominee for California’s 48th Congressional District in the November 2026 general election. He is running in a newly redrawn district courtesy of Proposition 50 gerrymandering, redrawn to lean more Democrat. The...

Sacramento Bolsheviks Hire Recycling Police for ‘Curbside Trash Bin Inspections’

July 15, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 15, 2026 1:41 pm

Sacramento is conducting curbside trash bin inspections to enforce California’s organics recycling mandate. Really. Yet, as the Globe reported in January, California’s Recycling Agency doesn’t really recycle the items we as consumers are charged extra for and required to separate...