Richie Greenberg – Page 2 – California Globe

Oakland’s Next Mayoral Race: The Case for Loren Taylor

April 3, 2025 8:00 amApril 3, 2025 8:01 am

As Oakland heads into its April 15, 2025, special mayoral election, the choice between – and political ideology of – Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor couldn’t be starker. This isn’t just a contest of personalities; it’s a referendum on how to...

Will 40,000 Unlawful Migrants Self-Deport from San Francisco?

March 30, 2025 2:45 amMarch 30, 2025 2:46 am

March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump stood before the press, delivering a promise that should resonate with every law-abiding citizen: “We may be presenting you very shortly with an Executive Order ending sanctuary cities.” This wasn’t just another soundbite—it was...

Greenberg: Gavin Newsom’s Budgetary Sleight of Hand

March 25, 2025 2:55 amMarch 25, 2025 2:56 am

Is Gavin Newsom eyeing the White House in 2028? California’s woke poster boy has turned the Golden State into a dystopian mess, and conservatives, independents, and anyone with a shred of common sense would and should torch his candidacy faster...

Greenberg: SF’s Speed Fines are a Wealth Grab

March 22, 2025 2:48 amMarch 22, 2025 2:49 am

The City of San Francisco has just brought thirty three speed cameras online, monitoring and ticketing drivers in identified problem areas around town who flaunt posted speed limits. The problem is, as the rollout of the enforcement was announced, the...

GREENBERG: San Francisco’s Illicit Drug-Fueled Hellscape

March 20, 2025 8:47 amMarch 20, 2025 8:47 am

San Francisco’s City Hall is peddling a dangerous fantasy. Claiming Harm Reduction is a shining success, a “compassionate” policy that’s saving lives isn’t a success—it’s a taxpayer-funded disaster. It’s killing addicts and turning many of our streets into a fentanyl...

CAGOP Convention Recap: Trump’s MAGA Momentum Shunned

March 17, 2025 6:20 pmMarch 17, 2025 6:20 pm

Opening day, Friday March 14th 2025, saw county party delegates from around the state arriving in Sacramento, eager to fete the triumphs of Donald Trump and his nearly completed White House administration. Across the nation, DOGE and accountability measures are...

Hopeful Republicans Descend on Sacramento

March 15, 2025 12:03 pmMarch 15, 2025 12:23 pm

Delegates, journalists and merchandise hawkers are gathering this weekend in the California capital for the CA GOP convention. Various levels of state Republican party leadership’s candidates are campaigning in the halls of the convention center and host hotel, huddling, backslapping...