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From the Cheap Seats: Judgment in Encinitas

September 24, 2026 12:11 pmSeptember 24, 2026 12:26 pm

The municipal election in Encinitas will soon be upon us. Ballots go out October 5. Voters will fill three of five council seats: mayor, the open District 3 seat, and District 4. Control of the council is at stake, and...

California Takes Aim at Natural Law, Identity and the Family Structure

June 20, 2024 2:00 pmJune 20, 2024 2:50 pm

By Rebecca Friedrichs and Roger Ruvolo School board members all over California are passing parental notification policies to prevent school districts from lying to parents. Since America is a free country and our schools supposedly enjoy “local control,” it makes...

California Globe Interview with Burbank Mayor Sharon Springer

February 27, 2020 6:44 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:49 am

Since 2017, Sharon Springer has been a member of the Burbank City Council. This past December, the rotating one-year mayor term elevated her to Mayor. With Burbank facing many of the same issues that Californian cities are currently facing, such...