Jim Desmond – California Globe

Congressional Candidate, Navy Veteran, Airline Pilot, Engineer Jim Desmond Tackles SoCal’s High Cost Of Living

July 16, 2026 6:00 amJuly 16, 2026 6:01 am

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond is the Republican nominee for California’s 48th Congressional District in the November 2026 general election. He is running in a newly redrawn district courtesy of Proposition 50 gerrymandering, redrawn to lean more Democrat. The...

Two Years After Butler, Democrats’ Hateful Rhetoric Persists

July 13, 2026 3:31 pmJuly 13, 2026 3:33 pm

Two years ago today, on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, America witnessed a horrific assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald J. Trump. A deranged gunman, radicalized amid years of inflammatory Democratic rhetoric, opened fire at a campaign rally, grazing the...

Campa-Najjar Calls ICE ‘Cancer,’ Vows to Dismantle It in CA-48 Bid

May 26, 2026 9:24 amMay 26, 2026 9:24 am

Ammar Campa-Najjar, the Democratic frontrunner in the crowded primary for California’s newly redrawn 48th Congressional District, has made gutting federal immigration enforcement his signature issue, positioning himself as a far-left champion against ICE even as the agency continues to arrest...

NRCC Adds Jim Desmond to MAGA Majority Program

April 27, 2026 6:30 amApril 27, 2026 6:31 am

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today announced Jim Desmond is being added to the 2026 MAGA Majority program. San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond represents the Fifth District, which covers the northernmost area of San Diego County. Supervisor Desmond has...

UC Berkeley Study: Sacramento’s Regulations Create America’s Highest Poverty Rate, Triggering California Exodus

April 2, 2026 3:32 pmApril 2, 2026 3:37 pm

A new report from the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley has exposed the harsh reality of life under one-party Democratic rule: California now suffers the highest cost-of-living-adjusted poverty rate in the entire United States, a crisis manufactured by Sacramento’s...

EPA Announces New Agreement Between US and Mexico To End The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis

December 16, 2025 12:33 pmDecember 16, 2025 12:33 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, which outlines a list of new actions to end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis. In a press release,...

Runoff for Mayors John McCann, Paloma Aguirre in SD County Supes Special Election

April 10, 2025 6:31 amApril 10, 2025 6:31 am

Chula Vista Mayor John McCann (R) and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre (D) were selected to move onto the July 1st primary election in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Special primary election held on Tuesday, defeating five other...