‘Defund the Police’ – California Globe

Sen. Scott Wiener Bill to Ban ‘Extreme Masking’ By Local & Federal ‘Secret Police’ Heads to the Governor

September 13, 2025 9:01 amSeptember 13, 2025 9:06 am

The California Legislature demonstrated once again that they can run roughshod over laws they don’t like. They have passed a bill to ban federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks while performing their jobs, disregarding security risks and officers’ own...

Union Turns Education Into Big Political Business

August 7, 2025 12:00 pmAugust 7, 2025 11:59 am

The National Education Association’s annual convention fascinates on several levels, as the concourse displays a championing of whatever’s the newest thing in woke-ism. But Old Reliable is the group’s New Business Initiatives (NBIs), which tell you what the NEA power...

Teen Opinion: America is Back

July 21, 2025 9:00 amJuly 21, 2025 9:01 am

Writing this makes me face the fact that society as a whole seems to be in decline. In the past, or at least as I grew up and I’m 18 years old now, it was love of country, love for...

LAUSD Teacher Says Defunding School Police Puts Students and Teachers at Risk

July 16, 2025 2:45 amJuly 16, 2025 5:55 pm

As a longtime educator, I’m concerned about numerous disturbing policies championed by the National Education Association (NEA) and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). Especially troubling is the push to dismantle school safety. For starters, NEA and UTLA have been active...

Greenberg: Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Candidacy is a Gamble New York City Cannot Risk

June 22, 2025 1:00 pmJune 22, 2025 1:04 pm

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, promises affordability and progressive change. While this rhetoric resonates with New Yorkers grappling with high costs, Mamdani’s policies, record, and ideological leanings pose grave risks to the city’s stability, economy, and social cohesion. His vision...

Greenberg Brief: Harris and Breed, Similarities and Failures

September 16, 2024 6:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 6:01 pm

Some interesting parallels are emerging with Kamala Harris and San Francisco’s incumbent mayor London Breed, beyond both women having dated former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. After watching several debates in which Breed had participated, and the televised Trump/Harris debate...

The Greenberg Brief: APEC Summit Won’t Bring Real Change to San Francisco – ‘Clean for Xi, but not for thee’

November 14, 2023 2:45 amNovember 16, 2023 1:49 pm

Every San Francisco resident and business owner is skeptical. Is the cleanup of the streets for the twenty-one nations’ heads of state summit this week politically-driven? Of course! APEC is here. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit comes to San Francisco this...