David Valadao – California Globe

Swing-District Dem Randy Villegas Silent on Platner Sexual Assault Allegations

July 7, 2026 3:06 pmJuly 7, 2026 3:50 pm

Randy Villegas, the far-left Democrat nominee for California’s 22nd Congressional District, has remained silent after multiple women credibly accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault and rape. In a resurfaced video interview on the Breaking Points podcast, Villegas...

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...

Governor Newsom: Turn Up the Delta Pumps!

February 11, 2026 6:29 amFebruary 11, 2026 6:29 am

When it comes to the water supply in California for cities and farms, nothing matters more than how we manage the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. As of 2/09 we were 132 days into the 2025-26 rainfall season which began on 10/01/2025....

Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Block California’s Prop 50 Redistricting Scheme

February 4, 2026 12:43 pmFebruary 4, 2026 12:43 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined without comment to hear an emergency appeal from California Republicans seeking to block the new congressional map enacted under Proposition 50, allowing the Democrat-favoring redistricting plan to take effect for the 2026 midterm...

NRCC Fires Back: California Democrats’ Gerrymandering Gambit May Backfire in Key GOP-Held Seats

December 10, 2025 12:04 pmDecember 10, 2025 12:30 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is pushing an aggressive counter-narrative ahead of California’s 2026 midterms, arguing that Governor Gavin Newsom and state Democrats are banking on a controversial Proposition 50 redistricting plan to flip as many as five Republican-held...

Bipartisan Group of Congressional Lawmakers Work to Increase ‘Alien Physician’ Jobs in Rural Areas

September 10, 2025 3:41 amSeptember 10, 2025 3:42 am

A bipartisan group of Congress members and Senators, including Republican David Valadao and Democrat Mike Garcia of California, Brad Schneider (D-CO), and Don Bacon (R-NE), as well as Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Thom...

California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains

August 6, 2025 12:34 pmAugust 6, 2025 12:34 pm

For the last few weeks, threats from Governor Gavin Newsom to redistrict California mid-decade via a special election have grown from pretty empty words to counteract a similar Texas proposal, to a full on serious push. As political commentator and...