Business – California Globe

California’s Poverty Machine Manages Misery Instead of Solving It

October 31, 2025 10:10 amOctober 31, 2025 10:10 am

Something is broken in California. As the federal shutdown threatens to cut off food assistance for 5.5 million residents, we’re once again reminded that our state, the world’s fourth-largest economy (or 5th), is a symbol of wealth and a portrait...

Is DEI Ready To DIE?

January 4, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 4, 2025 2:56 am

While it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the term Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) became a specific term in the American lexicon, we can certainly trace the beginnings of its concepts to the middle part of the 20th century. In...

Mindless Enforcers: From the Battlefield to the Board Room

May 20, 2024 2:45 amMay 20, 2024 2:46 am

In World War I, there were officers and others behind the trenches who “took care of” soldiers who decided that maybe going over the top to a certain grisly death was not in their best interest. In World War...

A Father’s Legacy

September 23, 2023 10:00 amSeptember 23, 2023 10:01 am

When I look at my now-grown children and nine grandchildren, I feel a profound desire to leave them a strong legacy. My focus may shift with the seasons in life: there are times to prioritize relational, educational, financial, or even...

The Toy Department

June 8, 2023 3:00 amJune 8, 2023 3:01 am

Back when newspapers still existed – hey, get off my lawn you rotten kids! – there was a common nickname for a certain section of the paper. News, op-ed, sports, business, real estate, arts, local were all called what they...

What Is a Business Under California Law?

September 26, 2022 6:25 amSeptember 27, 2022 10:22 am

One of the key principles in legislative drafting is consistency in language, including definitions. In looking at who is a business, there lacks the same definition across state law. In fact, California law provides dozens of different definitions of “business”...

With Crime in California Out of Control, is Newsom Now the Law and Order Governor?

December 19, 2021 2:24 amDecember 21, 2021 6:22 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to in an effort to provide more support to law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft. This is in response...