Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be setting new records in combating organized retail theft in 2023, including making more than 1,000 arrests through their Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF). Since the...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant t0 2030 on Thursday, passing one of the final hurdles to guarantee to keep the plant operating throughout the decade amidst continued environmental...
During a recent Psychedelic and Entheogen Academic Council (PEAC) panel, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said that the state has now reached an “inflection point” in support for decriminalizing psychedelics drugs, despite recent polls showing that the majority of Americans...
More accounts of the November 30th debate between Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continued to come out this week, including a definitive reason why the debate didn’t go on longer despite both Newsom and DeSantis agreeing to...
Speaking of naughty, this column may be a bit itself, so a head’s up is in order. On January 1, California stores will have to have gender neutral spaces, leading to a simple question: What will Dick’s Sporting Goods do?...
Since our last recap by the Globe in November, the 2024 U.S. Senate Race in California has seen a few major changes. While some candidates have dropped out, new polls also show that the big three Democrats have become more like...
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) announced on Thursday that the state budget deficit now stands at $68 billion for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, $10 billion higher than initial projections showed earlier this month. California’s state budget has fluctuated wildly in...