Influence Watch – California Globe

Barack Obama Endorses Prop 50, ‘Democracy Is On The Ballot’

October 14, 2025 2:11 pmOctober 15, 2025 12:45 pm

Former President Barack Obama has released a 30-second ad urging Californians to vote “yes” on Prop 50, a $250 million ballot measure that would “temporarily” eliminate a democratically-elected, bipartisan redistricting commission and hand unilateral control of the state’s redistricting to...

Post-Trump Presidential Win, Discerning Truth from Propaganda in ‘FAKE NEWS’

November 19, 2024 10:12 amNovember 19, 2024 10:39 am

In my email feed today was a screed from “The Appeal” news organization with the subject, “Solidarity journalism in the Trump era.” My interest peaked, I remained sufficiently suspicious of the word “solidarity.” But I bit and read the email:...

Chevron Reduced Spending in California by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars since 2022

January 9, 2024 8:24 amJanuary 9, 2024 8:29 am

“Congratulations to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is succeeding at his goal of driving away fossil fuel investment and jobs, even while failing to reduce global CO2 emissions.” Ouch. That is from the Wall Street Journal editorial board, as Chevron...

Harebrained Study Behind Gov. Newsom Blaming Fossil Fuel Companies for California Wildfires

May 18, 2023 8:20 amMay 21, 2023 11:22 am

Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $60-million plan to build a special “fish” channel to allow salmon and steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey to swim around a dam on the Yuba River. More on that later. Newsom also blurted...