Malia Cohen – California Globe

State Controller Cohen Calls For Congress To Look Into Sports Deferral Loopholes

January 9, 2024 12:22 pmJanuary 9, 2024 12:22 pm

California State Controller Malia Cohen called on Congress Monday to stop a tax break loophole and limit deductions and exemptions for high income earners following the recent $700 million record-breaking signing of baseball star Shohei Ohtani by the Los Angeles...

Malia Cohen’s Refusal to Denounce Socialist Governments Speaks Volumes

October 12, 2022 2:50 amOctober 11, 2022 8:30 pm

Earlier this month, a news clip from CNN surfaced showing that Malia Cohen, the Democratic nominee for state controller, traveled to Venezuela to learn about Hugo Chávez’s socialist government and praised their “revolutionary thought and mindset.” The state controller’s office...

Globe Exclusive: Interview with Lanhee Chen, Candidate for State Controller

October 5, 2022 2:55 amOctober 4, 2022 5:12 pm

Why should California voters care about the California State Controller? While it’s another state agency most California voters think they know nothing about, the office and agency impacts everyone in the state one way or another. “The Controller is California’s...

Democrat Running For State Controller Studied Socialism in Venezuela on a Trip in 2006

September 13, 2022 5:23 pmSeptember 14, 2022 9:19 pm

Malia Cohen, a Democrat running for California State Controller, the state’s fiscal watchdog, traveled to Venezuela in 2006 to learn about Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution, Fox News reported Tuesday. Cohen, who currently is a member of the California State Board of Equalization, made...

SF Police Commissioner John Hamasaki Resigns Following Multiple Failed Actions

March 9, 2022 3:59 pmMarch 9, 2022 4:00 pm

A member of the San Francisco Police Commission, John Hamasaki, resigned on Monday following several failed actions of the commission. Hamasaki, a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, has been known as the SFPD’s biggest critic on the commission since...

Longtime Republican Policy Advisor Lanhee Chen Announces 2022 State Controller Run

July 6, 2021 10:47 am

Longtime Republican policy advisor, Stanford Professor, and Hoover Institution Fellow Lanhee Chen announced that he would be running for state Controller on Tuesday after months of speculation. Chen, who has also served in advisory roles for former President George W....