Robert Rivas – California Globe

Marathon Petroleum Warns Newsom: CARB’s Cap-and-Invest Amendments Threaten Widespread Shutdowns, Massive Economic Damage

March 9, 2026 4:26 pmMarch 9, 2026 4:27 pm

On Monday, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) delivered a blistering warning to Governor Gavin Newsom and top state officials in a letter declaring that proposed amendments to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Cap-and-Invest program would make California refineries “among the...

DOJ Halts California’s Unconstitutional Mask Ban on ICE Agents

January 2, 2026 11:48 amJanuary 5, 2026 8:00 am

The U.S. Department of Justice has successfully paused enforcement of California’s controversial “No Secret Police Act” (SB 627), a law championed by State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that sought to prohibit law enforcement officers—including federal ICE agents—from wearing face...

‘Deadbeat’ Newsom Defaults on $20B Federal Loan, Businesses Stuck With The Bill

December 22, 2025 5:05 pmDecember 22, 2025 5:08 pm

California stands alone as the only state in the nation failing to repay its massive federal pandemic-era unemployment loan, now ballooning beyond $20 billion and projected to climb higher. While every other state responsibly used federal stimulus funds to settle...

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against California To Protect Federal Immigration Officers

November 18, 2025 12:55 pmNovember 18, 2025 12:55 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit (see below) against California, Governor Gavin Newsom, and Attorney General Robert Bonta challenging legislation to regulate federal law enforcement officers through the so-called “No Secret Police Act” and “No Vigilantes Act.” Both...

Did CA Democrats Manipulate Prop 50 Maps For Political Insiders?

October 21, 2025 12:36 pmOctober 22, 2025 4:46 pm

Editor’s note: This article has been edited to include a comment from Rivas’ campaign spokesperson Elizabeth Ashford. As Governor Gavin Newsom and California Democrats try to “Trump Proof” California through his $300 million Prop 50 pet project, and Attorney General...

Governor Newsom Launches Late Night Anti-ICE Rhetoric, VP Vance Responds ‘Go To Hell’

September 24, 2025 2:07 pmSeptember 25, 2025 9:02 pm

On Tuesday night, California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert repeating his verbal attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, telling Colbert that arrests of illegal aliens by ICE are “authoritarian actions of...

Former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Launches Run For State Superintendent

July 28, 2025 12:25 pmJuly 28, 2025 12:26 pm

Former California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) announced on Monday that he will be entering the 2026 race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, becoming the latest former lawmaker to join in the crowded contest. “I’ve stood up to the...