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Tom Steyer Campaigning on Blowing up Prop 13

April 14, 2026 9:04 amApril 15, 2026 6:38 am

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Sunday they had reached a tentative labor agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles labor union, potentially easing concerns over a looming strike that threatened to disrupt classes for hundreds of thousands of students....

Report: California Roads And Highways Rank Second Worst in Nation

March 29, 2026 5:04 amMarch 29, 2026 6:43 am

A new study finds California has the second worst roads in America, ahead of only Alaska. I can validate this having just traveled 600 miles by car in California on Interstate 5, Highway 101, State Route 152, and many local...

Top 50 Disasters Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Ushered into California: 2025 Edition

December 17, 2025 9:44 amDecember 29, 2025 9:15 am

This week the Globe reported on the newly released California State Auditor’s report which depicts a devastating state of the state: “The California State Auditor published a scalding report Friday that is an unvarnished indictment of Governor Gavin Newsom and...

Some Naughty, Some Nice: Ringing in New California Laws for 2025

December 31, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 2, 2025 6:35 am

Most Californians know that the state does not need 1,200 new laws every year. Fortunately, most governors veto a handful. California Globe contributor Chris Micheli reported that during Governor Newsom’s 6 years in office, between 425 – 1,200 bills were...

Asm. DeMaio Unveils Republican Contract to Reform California in ‘26

December 27, 2024 8:00 amDecember 27, 2024 8:01 am

Carl DeMaio hit the ground running after being sworn in Dec. 2nd to the California Assembly. Two weeks ago DeMaio released his 7-Point Plan to Overhaul ‘Broken’ CA Republican Party. Now, he and Reform California are unveiling a Contract to...

Ringside: Quantifying California’s Brave EV Future

July 25, 2024 3:01 pmJuly 25, 2024 3:01 pm

Earlier this spring Motor Trend published a brief report with a title that revealed more than a little editorializing: “Guess Which State Is Exploring Replacing Gas Taxes With Surveillance?” And of course, that state is California. Let’s quickly dispense with some editorializing of our...

Sign Up for the State’s VMT Pilot Program – Please!

June 24, 2024 9:00 amJune 24, 2024 9:01 am

Sometimes, you have to take one for the team. In this case, it involves signing up for the California Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax pilot program. Why should you join such an effort, why go through the form-filled rigmarole and...