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San Jose State University President Mary Papazian Resigns Amid Athletics Sexual Harassment Scandal

October 7, 2021 3:50 pmOctober 7, 2021 3:53 pm

San Jose State University (SJSU) President Mary Papazian announced her resignation on Thursday amid an ongoing scandal where SJSU has been accused of not properly looking into reports of sexual abuse by an athletic trainer for over a decade....

Senator Susan Rubio Calls For Federal Investigation on Musician Marilyn Manson

February 3, 2021 9:33 pm

On Tuesday, it was announced that Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) reached out to both the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate musician Marilyn Manson over mental and physical abuse allegations. Manson, a Grammy-nominated Alternative Metal musician since...

Supreme Court Turns Down California Sanctuary Law Case

June 15, 2020 2:58 pmJune 16, 2020 3:03 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused a Department of Justice request to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld the 2017 California sanctuary law. The Supreme Court refuses to hear the SB 54 case The law, Senate Bill...

Senate Bill 914 Targets Hunting Licenses

February 5, 2020 2:42 pmFebruary 5, 2020 2:49 pm

None of the gun laws will have any effect on violent criminals, who disregard the law and often use stolen weapons and ammunition. As the Associated Press reports, California Sen. Anthony Portantino, La Cañada Flintridge Democrat, has authored a...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Senators Patricia Bates and John Moorlach Ask for Federal Help in Improving the Addiction Treatment Industry

November 27, 2019 7:47 amNovember 27, 2019 10:29 am

Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) and Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) sent a joint letter to United States Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson asking for help to improve the ongoing problems...

U.S. Dept. of Justice Files Lawsuit Against California’s Illegal Climate Agreement with Quebec

October 23, 2019 10:56 amOctober 24, 2019 5:36 pm

“The United States today filed a civil complaint against the state of California, several of its officers, the California Air Resources Board, and the Western Climate Initiative Inc., for unlawfully entering a cap and trade agreement with the Canadian Province...

Second California Agency Removes Public Records From State Website

August 2, 2019 6:05 pmAugust 6, 2019 12:01 pm

Last week California Globe reported that thousands of pages of public records were removed from the highly controversial California High Speed Rail Authority website in June. Now, members of the media and anyone seeking information about rail authority spending will...