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Gov. Newsom and Legislature Each Want Additional $200M For Homeless in a Tit-for-Tat Over Pet Projects

October 8, 2020 4:15 pmOctober 9, 2020 6:50 am

At the end of September, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for another $200 million for Project Roomkey’s big brother, Project Homekey, referring it as COVID-related funding. The $200 million would come from “Coronavirus Relief Funds” and...

CA 28th Candidate Eric Early Discusses Rep. Adam Schiff’s ‘National Deception’

May 20, 2020 5:36 pmMay 20, 2020 6:01 pm

California’s Adam Schiff, a.k.a. the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman, has had a few busy years since the election of President Donald Trump. In addition to a strident disinformation campaign of Russian collusion against the President, Schiff abused the power...

Surprise Medical Billing Requires Proven Free-Market Solution

April 21, 2020 2:09 amApril 21, 2020 3:36 pm

The physical and fiscal wellbeing of hard-working families and taxpayers is always of the utmost importance, but perhaps even more on our minds now. Community members are worried about their health and their financial well-being as a result of the...

The New Power of Incumbency: How COVID-19 Has Changed Voters’ Expectations for Politicians

April 2, 2020 3:06 pmApril 2, 2020 3:25 pm

Since 1964, voters have returned their incumbent representative to Washington 93 percent of the time. In recent years, however, the advantage typically belonged to the outsider candidate, the person vowing to drain the swamp from the state capital to Washington,...

California Globe Voter Guide to the 2020 March Primary

February 26, 2020 5:32 amFebruary 26, 2020 5:37 pm

California is having its first ever early March Primary Election this March 3, 2020. California Globe is providing you a peek into the races statewide, and some hot seats and issues. Remember, registration deadline is February 18. However, California does...

Governor: More Federal Spending on Housing Will Fix California’s Homeless Epidemic

December 16, 2019 9:44 amDecember 17, 2019 12:00 pm

‘California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds.’ “More people are sleeping on sidewalks in Sacramento – even as federal spending rises,” the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. “Federal lawmakers say they understand the gravity of...

Former Governor Brown Addresses Congress, Warning Against Lowering Of Clean Car Standards

October 30, 2019 2:05 amOctober 30, 2019 10:26 am

Former California Governor Jerry Brown addressed a House Subcommittee in Washington Tuesday where he warned that removing higher emission standards and other clean car initiatives on automobiles will have dire consequences in the future. Brown, who was the Governor of...