Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Sacramento)

Rigged System: Out-of-State Billionaires Spent Millions Lobbying the Legislature to Lock Out Local Craft Distillers

August 12, 2026 3:00 pmAugust 12, 2026 3:02 pm

Small craft distillers in California are still sounding the alarm on the government-protected distribution monopoly owned by out-of-state billionaires who are locking small producers out of the market, Aaron Bergh, a 10 year veteran of the alcohol industry and owner...

California Assembly Republicans Elect Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo after Ousting Frat Boy Leader Heath Flora

August 3, 2026 8:36 pmAugust 7, 2026 1:00 pm

California Assembly Republicans replaced Heath Flora (R-Ripon) as minority leader Monday, and quickly elected Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) to the leadership position. The Globe has long reported on Flora’s troubled leadership, including annual Kentucky Derby junkets, and most recently, voting...

Gov. Newsom to Expedite Water, Clean Energy Projects Delayed by His Own Politics

May 22, 2023 9:06 amMay 23, 2023 4:01 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week that he now is seeking to fast track water, storage and clean energy projects delayed by environmental lawsuits and the byzantine permitting process. This may be a great move however, Newsom has approved...

How One Candidate Beat the Odds in the One Party State of California

December 24, 2022 7:54 amJanuary 4, 2023 2:48 pm

Anyone who thinks it is impossible for Republicans in California to regain relevance has not studied the campaign, and improbable victory, of Josh Hoover. The odds were against Hoover, who ran against a seasoned incumbent Democrat, five term Assemblyman Ken...

Judge Halts California Capitol Annex Remodel Over CA Environmental Law Violations

December 7, 2022 3:48 pmDecember 9, 2022 7:40 am

In September 2020, while the state was still suffering under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oppressive COVID restrictions of lockdowns, and business and school closures, the Legislature’s Joint Legislative Committee on Rules held a hearing on the plans for the $1.2 billion...