Thomas Buckley, Author at California Globe

What the Third Congressional District Candidates Are Saying, Part 2

May 17, 2022 6:23 amMay 17, 2022 6:35 am

The newly re-drawn Third California Congressional district is big. It is bigger in square-milage than nine states and, if on the other side of the country, would – length-wise – stretch from Baltimore to Boston. While the local concerns may...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About ‘Quality of Life’ Offenses

May 16, 2022 10:05 amMay 16, 2022 2:39 pm

Law enforcement concepts, like so many other things in life, tend to shift in the wind. Until rather recently, most of California had embraced a “tough on crime” approach – including three strikes laws and – in many jurisdictions –...

CA Globe Interview With Congressional District 3 Candidates

May 16, 2022 6:45 amMay 16, 2022 7:31 am

As we have done with other races, the California Globe presents a question-and-answer series with the candidates, this time Scott Jones and Kevin Kiley – two of the four people in the race to represent California’s newly re-drawn Third Congressional...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Smash and Grab, Organized Looting, Shoplifting, and Personal Theft Crimes

May 15, 2022 2:41 amMay 14, 2022 4:52 pm

California makes international news almost every day. In the past it was mostly about Hollywood, Silicon Valley, the great weather, or some wacky new trend like intimate suntanning. But now the Golden State is known worldwide as a place to...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Future Political Aspirations

May 13, 2022 2:30 amMay 12, 2022 7:52 pm

A politician’s life is fraught with potential conflicts of interest, from a mundane city council dilemma such as “every road in the city is about to get re-paved and my neighbors have asked me to make sure our street goes...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About the Gascon and Boudin Recalls

May 12, 2022 2:16 amMay 12, 2022 7:48 am

At a local level, District Attorneys in California arguably have more power to impact day to day lives and events than does the Attorney General. And nowhere have we seen the impact of this direct influence more than in Los...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Defending Laws They Disagree With

May 11, 2022 9:27 amMay 12, 2022 3:42 pm

In the course of doing every job, there are times when one would strongly not wish to perform an assigned task. If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant and been told to clean out the filters above the ovens and...