Lloyd Billingsley – California Globe

Gavin’s Guidance

October 30, 2026 2:30 pmOctober 30, 2026 2:34 pm

Termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t on the November 3 ballot, but as the election approached the governor let slip helpful advice for voters and candidates coast to coast. As Californians will remember, during the Covid pandemic, police arrested a solitary...

Coronavirus and Leviathan: Is Gov. Newsom Exploiting a Crisis to Expand State Government Power?

March 15, 2020 8:08 amMarch 15, 2020 8:09 am

Executive Order N-25-20, issued on March 12 by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, “readies state to commandeer hotels & medical facilities to isolate & treat COVID-19 patients,” and also “readies the state to commandeer property for temporary residences and medical facilities...

Death of DHS Whistleblower Philip Haney Not a Suicide, Say House Republicans

March 11, 2020 2:15 pmMarch 11, 2020 2:16 pm

Philip Haney, the former Department of Homeland Security whistleblower, found dead in Amador County last month, was not a suicide but a murder, according to Reps. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) and Steve King (R-Iowa), both friends of the deceased. “I don’t...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Cries ‘Racism’ Over Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 6:21 pmMarch 11, 2020 1:05 pm

“We’ve also seen a rise in racism toward Asian Americans because the virus is associated with China. This is unconscionable, and it’s not the American way,” Senator Dianne Feinstein told reporters last week. “People of all ages, races, and ethnicities...

Should Mayor Darrell Steinberg Bail Out the Bankrupt Sacramento Bee?

March 9, 2020 6:59 amMarch 9, 2020 7:46 am

The bankruptcy of the McClatchy newspaper chain has driven Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg to mount a rescue operation. As Ryan Lillis reports, Steinberg is working to “form a local ownership group that could purchase The Sacramento Bee, separating the 163-year-old...

Mother of San Bernardino Terrorist Charged with Destroying Evidence

March 6, 2020 5:10 amMarch 6, 2020 6:58 am

December 2 will mark five years since Islamic terrorists Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik murdered 14 people and wounded 22 at an office holiday party in San Bernardino. As the San Bernardino Sun reported, Rafia Farook, mother of Syed Farook,...

Split Decision for Busted CHP Boss

March 3, 2020 3:21 pmMarch 3, 2020 3:54 pm

The board of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has maintained a pension reduction for former California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Sheldon K. Scarber. Last month the board upheld the ruling of Administrative Law Judge Dannette C. Brown, which...