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California Assembly Republicans Elect Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo after Ousting Frat Boy Leader Heath Flora

August 3, 2026 8:36 pmAugust 7, 2026 1:00 pm

California Assembly Republicans replaced Heath Flora (R-Ripon) as minority leader Monday, and quickly elected Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) to the leadership position. The Globe has long reported on Flora’s troubled leadership, including annual Kentucky Derby junkets, and most recently, voting...

Fatcat Lobbyist Rusty Areias Now Trying to Get Confirmed as UC Regent

August 3, 2026 2:30 pmAugust 3, 2026 3:32 pm

Back in June, the Globe reported on Rusty Areias attempting to get a state highway named after him. Both Democrats and Republicans on the California Assembly Transportation Committee blocked the attempt by Areias and his powerful lobbyist colleagues. “Bizarre backroom...

Newsom Admin’s Bad Job of Collecting Mandated Statewide Drug Treatment Outcome Data

August 3, 2026 6:00 amAugust 3, 2026 6:01 am

Governor Newsom’s administration has done a very bad job collecting the mandated and very important statewide drug treatment outcome data. Thus, there is not valid treatment outcome information to determine who’s providing effective treatment and for whom. As one industry...

Equipment Manufacturers Meeting on CARB Engine Emissions Regulatory Landscape: The Need for Regulatory Certainty

August 1, 2026 6:30 amAugust 3, 2026 8:03 am

Equipment manufacturing executives met with California Air Resources Board (CARB) leadership in Sacramento on Wednesday for an off-the-record discussion. This followed CARB’s July 2, 2026, approval of $70 million in incentives aimed at cutting emissions from off-road equipment. Media were...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About California’s 14 Ballot Measures in November

July 31, 2026 6:00 amAugust 1, 2026 3:57 pm

As of July 27, 2026, 14 statewide ballot propositions have qualified for the November 3, 2026 election, confirmed by the California Secretary of State. What’s so pressing in California that 14 initiatives qualified for the ballot, and why should you...

Why do California Democrats Hate Voters So Much?

July 30, 2026 1:00 pmJuly 31, 2026 11:22 am

One party rule in California has all the power to pass any law and measure its wants, across the entire state. The fundamentals in California are corrupted – not insurmountable, but corrupted. Democrats hate voters, hate the people, and no...

Chino Hills Fighting Caltrans on Widening Scenic Carbon Canyon Road for Truck Use

July 29, 2026 3:08 pmJuly 29, 2026 3:47 pm

Hope for the Hills is a well-known group of Chino Hills residents who won a long and arduous battle against utility giant Southern California Edison back in 2013. I reported extensively and for several years on their courageous multi-year fight. After...