Carl DeMaio – California Globe

DOJ Files SCOTUS Brief Backing GOP Bid to Block Newsom’s Prop 50 ‘Power Grab’

January 22, 2026 5:50 pmJanuary 22, 2026 5:52 pm

In a significant escalation of the legal battle over California’s controversial Proposition 50, the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a brief (see below) with the Supreme Court supporting Republican plaintiffs’ emergency request to enjoin the use of the new...

California Voter ID Initiative Surpasses One Million Signatures, Set to Appear on November 2026 Ballot

January 5, 2026 12:05 pmJanuary 5, 2026 12:11 pm

Today, Reform California, led by California State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego), announced that they have secured more than one million signatures for a Voter ID initiative to appear on the upcoming November 2026 ballot. The California Voter ID Initiative,...

EPA Announces New Agreement Between US and Mexico To End The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis

December 16, 2025 12:33 pmDecember 16, 2025 12:33 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, which outlines a list of new actions to end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis. In a press release,...

Democrats Warn Trump Will Declare An Election-Related National Emergency

October 29, 2025 4:47 pmOctober 29, 2025 5:16 pm

A letter signed by Democratic Senators Alex Padilla (CA), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Jeff Merkley (OR), Jon Ossoff (GA), Adam Schiff (CA), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Chris Van Hollen (MD), Ron Wyden (OR) and Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders (VT), warns that President...

California Democrats Consider Increasing $16 Billion in Annual Taxes and Fees

September 4, 2025 5:12 pmSeptember 5, 2025 10:17 am

The saying, “When you’re in a hole, stop digging” does not seemingly apply to Democrats in the California legislature. Evidently, the solution to the tax-and-spend Democratic supermajority is: “When you’re in a hole, keep digging…and raise taxes.” A report published...

Voter ID, Proof Of Citizenship Ballot Initiative Launched By GOP Lawmakers

July 17, 2025 8:00 amJuly 17, 2025 8:24 am

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) unveiled a proposal Wednesday to place a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship. While voter ID initiatives have been routinely talked about...

California Democrat Leader Repeatedly Interrupts Gay GOP Assemblyman During Contentious Pride Month Resolution

June 24, 2025 6:30 pmJune 24, 2025 10:00 pm

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) was interrupted numerous times during what was supposed to be his five minutes of uninterrupted speech time on a LGBT Pride month resolution on Monday, with several Democrats, led by Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal (D- Long...