George Orwell – California Globe

Sacramento Just Turned Off the Lights

September 1, 2026 9:25 amSeptember 1, 2026 9:25 am

I have spent thirty years chasing fraud in the financial services industry as a court-designated expert witness in federal and state courts. The first lesson you learn in that line of work is simple. Fraud does not survive in the...

Sacramento County Threatening $10K Daily Fine for Violating Dubious Public Health Orders

December 7, 2020 3:48 pmDecember 8, 2020 4:22 pm

Californians were just issued new stay-at-home orders by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, which took effect at midnight Sunday evening. Almost immediately, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors announced it was considering an ordinance to impose a hefty fine on...

California Looking For a Few Good ‘Disease Detectives’ for Gov. Newsom’s COVID-19 Tracing Army

June 24, 2020 3:43 pmJune 24, 2020 3:43 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in May that contact tracing those who test positive for coronavirus would be crucial to reopening the state’s economy. Contact tracing is used to identify who may have been in contact with those who test...