Pete Wilson – California Globe

Steve Garvey Moves Ahead of Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate Primary

March 14, 2024 5:25 pmMarch 14, 2024 5:25 pm

California voters and Republicans have a rare opportunity to vote for a U.S. Senator from their own party – something that hasn’t happened since Republican Pete Wilson was elected to the U.S. Senate from California in 1983, and reelected in...

Steve Garvey Leading in California Senate Race Sends Message to Republican Voters

March 4, 2024 4:13 pmMarch 5, 2024 10:49 am

With former Major League Baseball player Steve Garvey narrowly leading in the U.S. Senate race, it’s past time to start praying that California Republicans don’t crap in their own nest again. Republican voters tend to be a fickle bunch. They...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers MVP Steve Garvey Enters Senate Race

October 10, 2023 11:37 amOctober 10, 2023 11:37 am

Following months of speculation, former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres First Baseman Steve Garvey announced on Tuesday that he would be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024, joining the race as a Republican in what has been...

Memorial Service For Dianne Feinstein Held Outside San Francisco City Hall

October 5, 2023 5:59 pmOctober 5, 2023 5:59 pm

During a closed to the public memorial service outside of San Francisco City Hall on Thursday, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein was remembered by many, with the event capped off by a video message from President Joe Biden and a...

California’s Major Role In The Birth, And Death, Of Affirmative Action

June 29, 2023 12:58 pmJune 29, 2023 12:58 pm

The Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina ruling by the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, in which it was ruled that affirmative action programs in college admissions processes are unconstitutional, capped off a 45-year legal battle over...

Farmworker Union Activist Dolores Huerta Wants former CA Gov. Pete Wilson Canceled

June 5, 2023 7:46 amJune 5, 2023 7:50 am

In 2020, following the destructive George Floyd protests, the statue of former California Governor Pete Wilson was removed from Horton Plaza in San Diego following vandalism threats and calls for removal by activists. Horton Walk officials, concerned that violent activists...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers MVP Steve Garvey Considers Senate Run

June 2, 2023 2:45 amJune 2, 2023 2:46 am

Former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres First Baseman Steve Garvey announced on Thursday that he is seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate in 2024, potentially bringing a big-name Republican in to what has been a mostly Democratic...