Thomas Buckley – Page 27 – California Globe

UC Covid Shot Mandate Suit Moving Forward

April 2, 2024 2:45 amApril 2, 2024 2:46 am

On the morning of October 4, 2021, anesthesiologist Dr. Christopher Rake went to work at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Within hours, he was gruffly frog marched by security out of the hospital. His crime? Not wanting to get...

The Singling Out of Berkey Water Filters

April 1, 2024 2:30 amApril 1, 2024 8:32 am

For more than two decades, Berkey Water Filters were sold across the world (California excepted – more on that below) without a hint of an issue. The brand built up a good name and hundreds of thousands were sold to...

High Stealth Rail: Where Did the Rest of It Go?

March 31, 2024 2:47 amMarch 31, 2024 8:34 am

In 2008 voters passed Proposition 1A, directing the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) to construct an electrified 494-mile-long rail system connecting the mega regions of Los Angeles and San Francisco to the growing cities of the Central Valley. This is...

It’s Official: Gascon Vs. Hochman in November

March 30, 2024 11:25 amMarch 30, 2024 11:25 am

On November 5th, voters across the country will head back to the polls to see if they can fix everything currently going on in the nation. Now, that won’t happen, of course, and millions of people will have actually voted...

Union Reps OK to Accompany OSHA Inspections

March 29, 2024 11:22 amMarch 29, 2024 11:22 am

A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule will allow union reps to accompany agency inspections of worksites even if said worksite is non-union. On a media call Thursday afternoon, Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker said...

Gutless Amenders in California’s Legislature

March 28, 2024 11:14 amMarch 28, 2024 11:14 am

In 2019, the California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill called AB 5, a dream of big labor’s but a nightmare for freelance/contract workers. In 2020, Newsom signed AB 2257, lifting some requirements for some of the...

Regulation, Censorship, and the Will to Power

March 27, 2024 3:47 pmMarch 28, 2024 3:52 pm

The will to power manifests itself in myriad ways. It can come from the the point of a pen or the point of a sword, from a ballot box to an ammo box, it can come from rules, regulations, and...