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Why is Gov. Newsom Pushing Stricter Climate and Energy Goals?

August 11, 2022 3:06 pmAugust 13, 2022 7:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing even stricter climate and energy goals, claiming this will prevent the immutable impact of climate change. But now, the governor is ramping up this push, asking the Legislature to increasing the 2030 goal for greenhouse...

What Else California Could Have Done With the High-Speed Rail Funds

July 25, 2022 2:50 amJuly 24, 2022 7:39 pm

First things first, let’s set some parameters for this article. One – California’s High Speed Rail network is not going to be built. At this point, that’s a given. Two – Even it were to be built and managed to hit...

California’s Electric High Speed Rail: No Power, No Money, No ‘High Speed’

July 22, 2022 2:50 amJuly 23, 2022 4:54 pm

“If it is built, California’s High-Speed Rail would be the largest public works project in state history. That fact alone appears be intoxicating to state officials, in a perpetual quest to have California be the first state to do anything,”...

Why Did Gov. Newsom Sign Climate Deal With New Zealand?

May 31, 2022 10:33 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signed a “pledge” Friday agreeing to help fight climate change together by working to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Why? New Zealand is over 6,700 miles from...

California’s Right Turn Signal

May 24, 2022 7:30 amMay 31, 2022 2:47 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. There’s something going on here For as long as California Globe has been chronicling the state’s politics, conservatives who have watched the state turn purple then blue...

LA Superior Court Judge Rules Against California Gender-Based Corporate Board Quota Law

May 16, 2022 4:04 pm

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled late last week that a California law that required a minimum number of women to be on corporate boards in California was unconstitutional, as it violated the right o equal treatment. The...

Internet Service Providers Drop California Net Neutrality Lawsuit

May 5, 2022 12:01 pm

In a Sacramento federal court filing on Wednesday, multiple telecommunication companies agreed to drop their effort to stop the state’s net neutrality law. The joint decision by the internet service providers (ISPs) and Attorney General Rob Bonta ended the nearly...