Thomas Buckley – Page 58 – California Globe

California’s Rotten Districts Result in Rotten Result

July 13, 2023 7:03 amAugust 7, 2023 2:08 pm

In theory, if an elected official does something unpopular they could lose their re-election bid. If they do something unconscionable – like blocking harsher penalties for convicted child sex traffickers – they should lose their re-election bid. But for the...

Othering, Belonging, and You: A Look at a Befuddling Berkeley Institute

July 10, 2023 3:32 pmJuly 10, 2023 3:35 pm

Note – this is yet another installment of the Globe’s semi-regular series entitled “Hidden in Plain Site” in which we look at what various influential California organizations are saying/claiming/promoting etc. on their websites. Today’s entry is The Othering and...

Is She? Can She? Should She? Julie Su Labor Secretary Confirmation Battle Takes New Twists

July 10, 2023 2:30 amJuly 10, 2023 2:31 am

A congresswoman is wondering if Julie Su can continue to be acting Secretary of Labor. Pundits are wondering if her being side-lined by President Biden from the upcoming autoworker union contract talks is a sign even the White House is...

BREAKING: California EDD ‘Structurally Insolvent’

July 8, 2023 8:26 amJuly 8, 2023 8:44 am

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) trust fund the California Employment Development Department uses to pay benefits is now “structurally insolvent” a new Legislative Analyst’s Office report states. The report – a reaction to the “May Fund Forecast” released by the EDD...

Government Unions Show Membership Drop

July 6, 2023 6:30 amJuly 6, 2023 6:30 am

It seems that, now that they have been given the option, nearly one-third of California government workers have opted out of union membership. It could be wondered if that is the same one-third that does all the work, but that...

‘Cal Trans’: Is the State Revisiting its Eugenics Past?

July 5, 2023 6:12 amJuly 5, 2023 8:36 am

In 1909, California put into place the Asexualization Act, legalizing the sterilization of prison inmates – particularly sex offenders – and the mentally ill. In 1913, the Act was expanded to allow for the sterilization of people with hereditary insanity...

Positive Paranoia

July 3, 2023 11:45 amJuly 3, 2023 11:46 am

It’s July 4th, a day to celebrate the wonders of America and the rights we all enjoy. Kinda. This Fourth of July, it may be time to celebrate the right to be paranoid. Paranoia has a bad reputation and deservedly...