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Has the Criminal Justice Pendulum Swung Too Far?

August 23, 2021 11:51 amAugust 23, 2021 3:40 pm

California was once tough on crime. If you violated the law, it meant jail time. There were real consequences to criminal behavior. If you broke the law, there was a punishment. If you broke the law and used in gun...

SCOTUS Decision a Victory for Property Owners

June 24, 2021 8:19 am

The United States Supreme Court just affirmed Wednesday that the government cannot force people to allow third parties to trespass on their property. In Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the Pacific Legal Foundation represented two California agriculture businesses which challenged a...

Winning a War of Attrition Against Government Unions

April 21, 2021 2:45 amApril 21, 2021 7:46 am

Anyone involved in state or local politics in California soon realizes that government unions are the most powerful special interest in the state. From time to time, as the ride-share behemoths proved in spectacular fashion last November with Proposition 22, corporations...

School Choice Initiative Quietly Gathers Support

January 27, 2021 2:15 amJanuary 26, 2021 3:27 pm

In the November 2020 election, California’s powerful teachers’ unions spent over $20 million promoting Prop. 15, which would have increased taxes on commercial properties. Other unions, mostly in the public sector, spent another $17 million to promote Prop. 15. But voters...

California Ballot Initiatives: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and the Ugliest

October 26, 2020 9:54 amOctober 26, 2020 10:41 am

There are twelve ballot measures certified to appear on the November 3, 2020 ballot. California Globe has broken them down as the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and Uglier, with the analysis and recommendations of Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, Ballotpedia, the...

Fake News: ‘Poll’ Claims 80% of Californians Support Stricter Rules to Allow Businesses to Re-open Sooner

September 6, 2020 2:27 amSeptember 7, 2020 11:00 am

A recent poll conducted by the California Health Care Foundation, whose mission is “strengthening Medi-Cal,” claims that “19% of Californians — nearly one-in-five — personally knew someone who died of COVID-19.” Anecdotally, everyone California Globe has asked and continues to...

‘Commit to Equity Coalition’ Demands CA Billionaire Tax, Millionaire Tax, and Additional Tax on Stock Gains

August 20, 2020 7:23 pmAugust 20, 2020 7:23 pm

In a two-page letter to California Senators and Assembly members, “Commit To Equity,” a foolish organization created by labor unions and social justice groups, demanded hefty taxes on the state’s wealthy. “We cannot overstate how urgent it is for the...