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Gov. Newsom Appoints Former Spokesman Convicted in Domestic Violence Case to State Commission

November 9, 2026 4:56 pmNovember 9, 2026 4:56 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed former spokesman and advisor Nathan Ballard, charged and sentenced in a domestic violence case, to the State Historical Resources Commission. Ballard, 57, of Mill Valley, will serve alongside eight other commissioners tasked with designating state...

A Going-Away Gift for Death Row

November 9, 2026 8:21 amNovember 9, 2026 8:22 am

Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he will convert all 548 of California’s death sentences to life without parole. Juries handed down every one, and judges upheld them. One man rewrote them all with about two months left in office. Newsom...

Newsom Seeks Commutations on All California Death Sentences to Life in Prison w/o Parole

November 5, 2026 2:00 pmNovember 5, 2026 3:46 pm

In an open letter to Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is commuting the death sentences of all 548 convicts on California’s death row, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “I take this action because...

Before Taxing Wealth for Healthcare, California Should Stop Wasting Medi-Cal Money

October 22, 2026 6:00 amOctober 22, 2026 6:01 am

Supporters of California’s Proposition 40 say the state needs a massive new tax on billionaires to save Medi-Cal from federal funding cuts. But before California reaches further into taxpayers’ pockets, shouldn’t it make sure the $220 billion Medi-Cal program is...

Theater Kids Have Taken Over Weather Forecasting

October 7, 2026 1:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 2:02 pm

When did radio and television meteorologists and weather forecasters become theater kids? Everyday for the last few months, a radio meteorologist broadcasting on KFBK in Sacramento has declared the sun is “blazing” and “sizzling,” dramatically declaring how hot it will...

California Is Already Holding the Democrats’ 2028 Primary

October 6, 2026 4:37 pmOctober 6, 2026 4:37 pm

Washington pundits talk about the coming fight between the Democratic Party’s socialist insurgents and its establishment as if it were a 2028 event. Californians don’t have to wait. The fight is on our ballots right now, and early voting has...

Former News Anchor, California Democrat Staffer Arrested in Las Vegas ICE operation

September 24, 2026 11:21 amSeptember 24, 2026 1:18 pm

Why is San Francisco called “Beijing-by-the-Bay?” the Globe asked in 2020, reporting on then-Rep. Eric Swalwell’s sexual relationship with accused Chinese Communist government spy Fang Fang. With all of the China problems that California politicians already have, this week a...