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SFC Columnist Asks ‘Why Not Ignore Private Sector Concerns and let Government Take Over Gig Economy?’

January 31, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 31, 2024 2:56 am

Soleil Ho (they/them) of the San Francisco Chronicle asks, Why not make the Gig economy a public utility? “Labor activists say gig work is unjust; disability advocates say services such as DoorDash, Instacart, Uber and Lyft are essential to independence,”...

California Legislators Tell Public Utilities Commission to Reject Proposal For Higher Electric Bills

January 30, 2024 9:05 amJanuary 30, 2024 9:05 am

“Ten Senators led by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released a letter calling on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reject a utility-backed proposal that would raise energy bills for millions of Californians by $360-824 per year.” You read...

California’s Economic Decline: College Students Look to Starbucks for Post Graduation Employment

January 30, 2024 8:19 amJanuary 30, 2024 9:47 am

California’s economy is so bad, college students are fighting to unionize Starbucks, in anticipation of their future jobs. “When we graduate, we want to enter a workforce where workers have a real voice on the job with their employers,” said...

California Business Exodus For Friendlier States Continues

January 29, 2024 12:06 pmJanuary 29, 2024 12:06 pm

Most Californians know why California businesses are fleeing the once-Golden State in droves. Small, medium and large businesses are packing up and moving to business friendlier states for lower taxes, fewer regulations, and affordable housing for their employees. And they...

Globe Contributor Releases California Legislative Data Book

January 27, 2024 1:15 pmJanuary 27, 2024 1:16 pm

Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has released his book, “Handbook on California Legislative Data,” which is a compilation of his research over the years regarding items of California legislative process. Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist at his firm,...

MSNBC Interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom: A Legend in his Own Mind

January 27, 2024 10:55 amJanuary 27, 2024 10:55 am

“Alex Wagner Tonight” of MSNBC interviewed California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday. The smartest guy in the room dished up some overwrought hyperbole to her canned softball questions. The interview was impotent, and the governor unremarkable and indistinct. But read on for...

Shocking! Totalitarian Policies From California Lawmakers This Week

January 26, 2024 8:53 amJanuary 27, 2024 10:57 am

Last week the Globe reported on the left’s admiration of Vladimir Lenin on the 100 year anniversary of his death. Tony Rennell wrote in the UK Daily Mail in his article, “Why does the gullible Left still lionize Lenin as...