Sean Brown – California Globe

McCarthy Signals That He’d Support Border Barrier Other than Wall

February 6, 2019 10:30 amFebruary 6, 2019 9:58 am

Border wall, border fence, or border barrier? Border security is certainly the most prominent issue currently facing the Republican Party but how to define it may be an even larger problem. While the government shutdown plagued Congress for over a...

DCCC Adds Nunes to Its Early Target List

February 6, 2019 5:00 amFebruary 6, 2019 4:52 am

While presidential hype surrounding the 2020 election has dominated political media outlets nationwide, one California Congressional District is already witnessing the early stages of a dogfight that promises to be nasty next year. It appears Republican Devin Nunes of Tulare...

Gavin Newsom Places Ads in Key 2020 States

January 24, 2019 12:10 pm

Transitioning from San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to Mayor to California’s Lt. Governor to Governor, Gavin Newsom has proven that quickly climbing through the political ranks is something of a habit for the 51-year old political powerhouse. Now, despite having...

Sen. Wiener Introduces Bill to Abolish Extra Time for Repeat Offenders

January 19, 2019 11:00 amJanuary 20, 2019 10:10 am

Off to a quick start in the new session, Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) has declared that restructuring California’s criminal justice system will be one of his priorities in the new year. Joining a coalition of criminal justice reform...

Daraka Larimore-Hall Throws Hat in Ring for Dem Chair

January 9, 2019 10:59 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:15 pm

Even as an internal party simmers in Washington, as moderate Democrats struggle to curb the influence of progressives, it seems a similar dilemma is occurring in one of the nation’s most liberal states, as several prominent Democratic figures fight for...

Governor Brown Appoints Longtime Aide to California Supreme Court

January 4, 2019 3:14 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:27 pm

After serving for nearly a decade as senior advisor to Governor Jerry Brown, Joshua Groban, 45, of Los Angeles has been sworn into the state’s highest court following a ceremony in Sacramento. Groban, who was unanimously confirmed by the Commission...

McCarthy Selects Ranking Members of House Ethics and Rules Committees

December 31, 2018 1:13 pmJanuary 4, 2019 3:24 pm

After nearly a month of consideration and shuffling, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Tulare) has cemented his picks for the House Ethics and House Rules Committees. Although McCarthy’s title is soon to be relegated to Minority Leader following a tough...