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2021 Recall Candidate Kevin Faulconer Announces He Won’t Run For Governor

March 11, 2022 12:31 pmMarch 11, 2022 2:28 pm

Former San Diego Mayor and candidate in the 2021 Governor recall election Kevin Faulconer announced on Thursday that he would not be running in the 2022 Gubernatorial election. Faulconer, who was widely seen as the foremost moderate Republican in the...

GOP Lawmakers Renew Push for 6 Month Gas Tax Moratorium with Looming Gas Price Hikes

March 4, 2022 12:18 pm

A push by GOP California lawmakers to suspend the state gas tax for six months received a renewed push this week following the state gas average climbing to over $5 a gallon. While a reduced number of gasoline production facilities,...

COVID-19 Mandates and the Super Bowl: Workers Raise Concerns About Enforcement

February 11, 2022 2:30 amFebruary 10, 2022 8:30 pm

This Sunday, Super Bowl LVI will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. With mask and proof of vaccination mandates in place for the game on Sunday, several SoFi Stadium employees spoke to the Globe on Thursday, raising questions about...

GOP-led Effort to End Gov. Newsom’s COVID State of Emergency Fails

February 10, 2022 3:26 pm

A GOP effort in the Assembly to end Governor Gavin Newsom’s two year COVID-19 state of emergency fell short of votes on Thursday, with the Assembly voting 48-15 to keep the order in place until at least the current end...

Assemblyman James Gallagher Voted in as Republican Minority Leader

February 9, 2022 11:59 amApril 3, 2022 3:29 pm

Assembly Republicans voted in Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) as the new Minority Leader of the Assembly on Tuesday, replacing Assemblywoman Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center). Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Gallagher, a...

Republican State Senator Brian Dahle Announces He Will Run For Governor

February 8, 2022 3:37 pmFebruary 9, 2022 2:12 pm

At a press conference in Redding on Tuesday, Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) announced that he would be running for Governor of California this year. Dahle, a graduate of Big Valley High School in Bieber and the husband of Assemblywoman Megan...

Assembly Rep. Leader Waldron Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Serial Shoplifters

January 5, 2022 4:18 pm

The Globe reported on the announcement Tuesday of two newly-introduced bills to reverse all of Proposition 47 or parts of it. Billed as “criminal justice “reform,” Proposition 47, passed by misinformed voters in 2014 and flagrantly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and...