Central Valley – California Globe

DNC’s 2024 Autopsy: ‘We Ignored Voters, Crashed Economy, Botched Border’ – CA Dems Double Down on the Corpse

May 21, 2026 1:39 pmMay 21, 2026 1:43 pm

The Democratic National Committee has published its long-awaited postmortem on the 2024 presidential election disaster, confirming what millions of Americans already knew: the party lost touch with everyday voters on the economy, immigration, and cultural issues. The report (see below),...

High-Speed Rail Shuffle: Bay Area Cronies Board the Boondoggle While the Central Valley Gets the Shaft

May 15, 2026 8:00 amMay 15, 2026 8:01 am

Fresno developer Tom Richards spent sixteen years trying to steer California’s high-speed rail project toward something resembling a real outcome. Last week he stepped down as board chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Governor Gavin Newsom’s response: appoint two...

DCCC Drops Thumb on Scale in Heavily Latino CA-22 Primary, Sparking Open War Among Democrats

May 5, 2026 1:56 pmMay 6, 2026 9:42 am

A brewing civil war has erupted inside California’s 22nd Congressional District as Washington Democrats’ powerful campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), threw its weight – and resources – behind Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains over progressive challenger Randy Villegas in...

California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

January 29, 2026 6:00 amJanuary 29, 2026 6:01 am

Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since...

USDA Intervenes in PG&E’s Planned Decommissioning of the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project

December 23, 2025 3:46 pmDecember 26, 2025 3:01 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has intervened in the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project proceedings currently being considering by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). “This action will allow USDA to ensure that the interests of the National Forest Service, local...

Gov. Newsom’s Attempt to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel Project Rejected by Legislature, Again

September 11, 2025 1:53 pmSeptember 11, 2025 1:53 pm

The California Legislature just killed the Delta Tunnel project, again, by refusing to do anything on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pet project. “A Coalition Stops Trailer Bills Threatening the Bay-Delta and Communities Now advancing real water solutions rooted in creating local...

Ringside: Is Photovoltaic Power Competitive?

December 13, 2024 2:55 amDecember 13, 2024 2:56 am

As reported in Politico on 10/29, “Westlands Water District, which supplies some of California’s driest farmland in the Central Valley, is making plans to convert some 200 square miles of it — an area roughly the size of Detroit — into what would...