John Moorlach – California Globe

AB 1383 — Watching Another Train Wreck In Slow Motion

August 17, 2026 6:00 amAugust 17, 2026 6:01 am

It was at the California Club in downtown Los Angeles, back in April of 2012, when I was serving my second term as Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, that I met with several Southern California County Supervisors...

John Moorlach: If I Were Governor, Here are Ten Ideas I’d Pursue to save California

December 15, 2025 3:30 amDecember 15, 2025 3:31 am

Recently I was challenged to list what I would do, if elected Governor of California, to fix the once Golden State. We know that the 31st state doesn’t need another Gubernatorial candidate. Since I’m a registered Republican, the voter registration...

Cal Berkeley and Antifa, Again

November 25, 2025 3:30 amNovember 25, 2025 3:31 am

I recently had the chance to meet and listen to Rob Schneider. He had just experienced an Antifa act of terrorism on the University of California, Berkeley, a few days earlier, where he was one of the presenters for a...

Scary Governor Newsom

October 31, 2025 3:45 amOctober 31, 2025 3:46 am

I served in the California State Senate for six years, from 2015 to 2020. While there I was given an office on the second floor not far from being able to observe what occured on the first floor of the...

Cato Institute Ranking of Governors: Gavin Newsom Earns a “D” and Tim Walz an “F”

November 4, 2024 3:51 pmNovember 4, 2024 3:51 pm

The Cato Institute recently issued a report ranking the Governors of 48 of the nation’s 50 states. Although most Californians will not be surprised by how poorly Governor Gavin Newsom fared, the country may be very surprised at how the...

Without an Annual Audit for Last 3 Years, Portola Valley Embarrassed by WSJ

November 1, 2024 2:16 pmNovember 1, 2024 2:16 pm

The last thing a subscriber wants to see in The Wall Street Journal is their city being taken to task. This just happened to the city of Portola Valley. Residents saw the following opinion headline: “The Billionaire Town in California...

20 Years Later, Orange County is Still Dealing with ‘Legalized Corruption’

October 14, 2024 2:55 amOctober 14, 2024 12:42 pm

Former Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson passed away on July 16, 2024. While it’s generally considered poor form to criticize the recently deceased, we must remember that he was a public official, and it is critical to reflect on his...