Richie Greenberg – California Globe

Barrel of Woke Regret

July 27, 2026 11:52 amJuly 27, 2026 11:52 am

Cracker Barrel finally waved the white flag. CEO Julie Felss Masino is stepping down, taking an expesive Woke experiment with her. Her brief reign will be remembered less for biscuits and gravy than for a spectacularly tone-deaf 2025 rebrand that...

Mamdani’s Insane Netanyahu Arrest Threat

July 21, 2026 6:00 amJuly 21, 2026 6:01 am

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has once again demonstrated a remarkable talent for turning his local office into a stage for international grandstanding. His recent musings about possibly directing the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – based...

The Legal Challenges to California’s Proposition 40, the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act

July 13, 2026 3:00 pmJuly 13, 2026 3:01 pm

The 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, (now officially known as Proposition 40) on the November 3, 2026 ballot, aims to impose a 5% tax on the net worth of California residents (and certain trusts) worth $1 billion or more. It has...

San Francisco Public Bank: Because What This City Needs Is Another Bright Idea

July 11, 2026 5:30 amJuly 11, 2026 5:31 am

San Francisco supervisors are pushing a November 2026 ballot measure to create America’s first big-city “public bank.” The plan? First, slap a higher gross receipts tax on non-bank financial outfits- credit card companies, lenders, mortgage brokers, etc.- to rake in...

The Scott Wiener Paradox: Champion on Paper, Disappointment on Pavement

July 3, 2026 6:00 amJuly 3, 2026 6:01 am

Scott Wiener has long positioned himself as San Francisco’s indefatigable champion of housing abundance, gleaming transit, restored public safety, and uncompromising LGBTQ+ advocacy. He wears the crown well in press releases. The results, however, tell a different story, one of...

Gov. Newsom FOIA: Personal Defense at Public Expense

June 16, 2026 7:00 amJune 16, 2026 7:00 am

Governor Gavin Newsom did it once again – demonstrated that rules are for little people. His office fired up the official state machinery, complete with taxpayer-funded staff, legal pit bull, and fancy letterhead, to file a Freedom of Information Act...

SF’s Absent Supervisor Fielder: Compassion, or Convenient Evasion?

June 13, 2026 6:30 amJune 13, 2026 6:31 am

Jacqueline “Jackie” Fielder, one of San Francisco’s youngest elected officials (31 yrs.), took office as District 9 Supervisor/City Council member on January, 2025 last year, after election victory. Representing constituents ranked among the most liberal (Mission District, Bernal Heights, and...