California State Auditor – California Globe

Before Taxing Wealth for Healthcare, California Should Stop Wasting Medi-Cal Money

October 22, 2026 6:00 amOctober 22, 2026 6:01 am

Supporters of California’s Proposition 40 say the state needs a massive new tax on billionaires to save Medi-Cal from federal funding cuts. But before California reaches further into taxpayers’ pockets, shouldn’t it make sure the $220 billion Medi-Cal program is...

Taxpayers: Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?

October 20, 2026 7:00 amOctober 20, 2026 7:01 am

Rampant corruption in Sacramento. Politicians beholden to special interests. Dominant corporations wielding enormous influence over the Legislature. Ordinary Californians struggling to make their voices heard. Sound familiar? The year was…1911. California’s audacious answer was to take power from...

Gavin Newsom’s Pay-to-Play Politics: Is California FOR SALE?

June 16, 2026 6:27 amJune 16, 2026 9:01 am

In August 2025, the California Globe reported, “California is FOR SALE: Gavin Newsom’s Pay-to-Play Politics …and using his wife’s non-profits as a political slush fund.” On Monday, Newsom announced on X that the U.S. Department of Justice under President Trump...

Newsom Claims He and Wife Under DOJ Investigation, on Trump ‘Hit List’ Over 2028 Run

June 15, 2026 1:14 pmJune 16, 2026 9:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom took to social media today announcing that he and his First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom had landed on President Donald Trump’s “hit list.” In both his X post and a public address, Newsom accused the Trump administration...

Gov. Newsom Trumpets ‘California Derangement Syndrome’ Instead of Doing His Job

May 19, 2026 6:04 pmMay 19, 2026 6:19 pm

The Southern California “Sandy” fire currently burning in Simi Valley, has torched 1,700 acres in 24 hours – something California Governor Gavin Newsom should be focused on like a laser beam, after last year’s Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena fires,...

Newsom Dumps Another $145 Million in Homelessness Funding as Fraud, Waste, and Empty Shelters Plague His Record

April 8, 2026 3:13 pmApril 9, 2026 8:21 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that his administration is handing local governments an additional $145.4 million in taxpayer dollars to “drive forward our progress reducing homelessness,” touting “real results in real time” and wildly claiming the state has already transitioned...

Nick Shirley Uncovers Over $170 Million in Alleged Fraud Across California Daycare and Hospice Operations

March 17, 2026 4:28 pmMarch 19, 2026 8:12 am

Independent journalist Nick Shirley has released a devestating 40-minute investigative video that exposes what appears to be massive waste and potential fraud in California’s hospice, Medi-Cal and daycare programs. His report, now viewed more than 7.7 million times on X,...