Joel Kotkin – California Globe

About Last Week… ‘Please tread on me’

January 29, 2024 2:37 amJanuary 29, 2024 2:38 am

“Please tread on me.” Maybe the legislature wouldn’t exactly approve that textual change to the state flag – though some legislators might vote for it, considering their private proclivities – but at least it would be honest. There are more...

About Last Week… You called, U-Haul?

January 8, 2024 2:09 amJanuary 8, 2024 2:10 am

More accurately, at least for tens of thousands of erstwhile Californians: You called U-Haul, right? Yet again, California tops the “we’re getting the hell out of here even if we have to pack our stuff ourselves” annual U-Haul migration list....

Californians Vote for Inflation, More Crime, Water Shortages, High Gas Prices, and Abortion

November 9, 2022 9:27 amNovember 10, 2022 5:54 am

We have the worst inflation in 40 years, the highest crime in decades, a President who can’t remember where he is, an energy crisis, high gas prices and a diesel shortage, the open border, and Republicans couldn’t pull off the...

California Globe Live Midterm Election Updates & Commentary

November 8, 2022 4:13 pmNovember 9, 2022 6:30 am

Scroll down for most current updates. 4:00p.m. PST/7:00p.m. EST: The first polls are closing in six Eastern states: Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Vermont, and Indiana. It’s too soon to call any of the races, but we will be updating...