Richard Pan – California Globe

Why Richard Pan Must Not Be Allowed Into Power Again — Ever

October 15, 2025 3:49 pmOctober 15, 2025 3:49 pm

Few politicians in California history have done more to erode medical freedom than Richard Pan. His name is synonymous with coercive public health policy and state overreach. Once a practicing pediatrician and later a powerful state senator, Pan spent his...

Sacramento Mayoral Race Remains Too Close To Call Between McCarty, Cofer

November 22, 2024 4:39 pmNovember 22, 2024 4:45 pm

The Sacramento Mayoral election between Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and epidemiologist and former chair of Sacramento’s Measure U Community Advisory Committee Flojaune Cofer remained at a virtual deadlock on Friday, with McCarty only ahead in voting by just over 3,000...

Campaign Fund Use Expansion Bill Nixed By Governor

October 10, 2023 2:30 amOctober 10, 2023 6:45 am

A bill that would expand the usage of campaign funds to include more security-related expenses was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday because of confusing language over what constitutes “security expenses”. Assembly Bill 37, authored by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta...

Sen. Scott Wiener Chosen as Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox

August 5, 2022 4:16 pmAugust 7, 2022 8:35 am

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced on Thursday that he would be the Chairman of the newly-formed Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox. Monkeypox, a virus that cause rashes, swollen glands, and fever among other symptoms that is also rarely deadly, had...

Richard Pan and the Growing Movement to Stop Him

April 19, 2022 2:18 amApril 19, 2022 4:00 pm

At the April 10 Los Angeles Defeat the Mandates rally, four names were mentioned by speakers more than any other: 1. God 2. Joe Biden 3. Gavin Newsom 4. Richard Pan God generally received wide support from the thousands of...

CA Bill To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For All K-12 Students Scrapped by Sen. Pan

April 15, 2022 2:23 amApril 14, 2022 9:24 pm

A bill that would have required that all Californian public and private school students to receive the COVID-19 vaccination was shelved on Thursday shortly before the first Senate Committee vote on it. Senate Bill 871, authored by Senator Richard Pan...

Bill To Require COVID-19 Testing Plans for All K-12 Schools Reaches Senate Discussion

February 23, 2022 4:20 pm

A bill to require all K-12 schools in the state to come up with COVID-19 testing plans for all students and staff began discussion in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1479, authored by Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), would be...