Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Archives

Former Producer Harvey Weinstein Indicted by Los Angeles DA, Fights CA Extradition

April 12, 2021 5:49 pm

Former Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was indicted over sexual assault charges by Los Angeles County district attorneys on Monday, challenging an extradition from New York to California. Weinstein, who is currently serving 23 years in Wende...

2020 General Election Preview: 8th Congressional District

October 2, 2020 10:21 amOctober 2, 2020 7:21 am

The 8th Congressional District: The largest House district by area and the thinnest spread in terms of populations, California’s 8th Congressional District stretches from the Nevada border near Carson City and the Great Basin, going south all the way down...

Support Law Enforcement, Which Protects Our Freedom

July 9, 2020 2:00 pmJuly 10, 2020 3:18 pm

We are at a pivotal point in our nation’s history, and our country must unite in strong support of our police officers. The few bad cops making news do not represent the ninety-five percent of good police officers in the...

Exclusive California Globe Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy

September 6, 2019 8:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:47 am

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hails from Bakersfield, and has long advocated for the agriculture-rich region. Unsurprisingly, he has also repeatedly said that California needs water projects instead of High-Speed Rail. Earlier this year, Congressman McCarthy, who represents most of...

Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project Hits Capitol

July 17, 2019 5:50 pmJuly 18, 2019 7:30 am

With the temperature reaching 95 and the legislature on break, things around the Capitol Building were moving even more slowly than usual today. But the dog days of summer didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of about 120 Latinx youngsters who came...

Shmuley Boteach Upbraided By Lawyer Over Ilhan Omar Photo

April 30, 2019 3:18 pmApril 30, 2019 8:30 pm

A Boston photographer named Jason Grow has made a legal claim against well-known Rabbi Shmuley Boteach over “unauthorized use of a photograph of Ilhan Omar, a recently-elected member of the United States House of Representatives.” According to the letter obtained...

Caballero Staffer Tells Reporter ‘Talk to the Hand’

August 21, 2018 1:37 pmJune 25, 2020 7:40 am

Things change. For instance, this summer the Alameda school board adopted a new dress code for all city schools that specifically allows for tube tops, ripped jeans, short skirts, even pajamas and underwear that exceeds a waistband—anything goes, as long...