Matt Quan – California Globe

Super Bowl Sunday: Avocados Grow, Where Water Flows

February 8, 2026 6:00 amFebruary 8, 2026 8:38 am

President Donald Trump’s immigration and tariff policies were met with speculation and fearmongering that both would increase the price of avocados and all agriculture. Meanwhile, others countered with their opposition to Mexican imports and cartel “blood avocados.” Here’s the gospel truth about...

California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

January 29, 2026 6:00 amJanuary 29, 2026 6:01 am

Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since...

Gavin Newsom is Lying and There Wasn’t an Explosion at Camp Pendleton

October 22, 2025 3:45 pmOctober 24, 2025 6:22 am

A day after an artillery demonstration at Camp Pendleton, California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Tony Coronado in a press release claimed one of its patrol videos was hit by shrapnel. This supposedly justified Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shutdown of the...

Gavin Newsom Will Lose South Carolina in 2028

July 9, 2025 11:08 amJuly 9, 2025 11:13 am

On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom made his first trip to South Carolina in his latest obsession with the presidency. More than a distraction, like with corn ethanol for Iowa 2028, Newsom is pandering to primary voters at the expense of...

The Los Angeles Riots threaten Gavin Newsom in 2028

June 20, 2025 8:00 amJune 20, 2025 8:01 am

The Los Angeles Riots are the latest failure of Gov. Gavin Newsom, as well as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and threatens Newsom’s political ambition to run for President in 2028. For eleven days from June 6-17, riots erupted in...

CARB: Newsom Sells-Out California for Iowa 2028

June 6, 2025 3:15 amJune 6, 2025 3:20 pm

California’s gas prices are increasing because of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s obsession with becoming president at the expense of California. It’s not about the environment or what is best for Californians. It’s about pandering to King Corn and the Iowa Caucus...

Child Prostitution and the Court Politics of California

May 2, 2025 9:00 amMay 2, 2025 9:29 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation three times affirming the solicitation of minors 16 to 17 years old. Full stop. Newsom’s denial is in response to committee changes to Assembly Bill 379, making the solicitation of minors a felony again in...