Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Archives

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...

Exclusive: Ocasio-Cortez San Fran Fundraiser Held at Illegal All-Women Club

August 2, 2018 3:38 pmAugust 14, 2018 8:16 pm

Democratic mega-star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez barnstormed San Francisco Tuesday, appearing at two fundraisers, including one that, owing to her immense popularity, sold out twice, as event organizers scrambled for a larger venue. But most interestingly, and unnoticed by the mainstream media,...

Barbara Lee Seeks House Leadership Post

July 30, 2018 6:57 amAugust 2, 2018 4:00 pm

California Representative Barbara Lee announced this week that she is running for Democratic Caucus chair, facing off against Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) who just announced her own bid for the number four House leadership position. In a letter to her...