Tom Umberg – California Globe

Newsom Signs SB 73 to Block Ballot Seizures and Election Oversight

May 28, 2026 11:59 amMay 28, 2026 12:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Wednesday, just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) with co-author Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz),...

Bill to Prevent Streaming Services From Airing Ads That Are Too Loud Continues Rise Through The Assembly

July 11, 2025 2:36 pmJuly 11, 2025 2:36 pm

A bill to prevent video streaming services in California from airing commercial advertisement audio at levels louder than primary video content continued to rise in the Assembly this week, with a full Assembly vote likely to come soon. Senate Bill...

Bill To Allow Housing Department to Halt Legally Dubious Projects Gains Support in Legislature

June 21, 2022 3:59 pm

A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Community Development to block projects in Orange County that are in violation of the Surplus Land Act and other laws, continued to move up in the legislature in June following the...

Marc Berman authored the "Deepfake" bill.

Bill To Make Vote-By-Mail Permanent in California Passes Senate

September 3, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 4, 2021 8:09 am

A bill that would require all future statewide California elections to have by-mail ballots go out to all registered voters was passed in the Senate on Thursday. Assembly Bill 37, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), would make AB...

Judge Rules Against Gov. Gavin Newsom; No ‘D’ Next to His Name on Recall Ballot

July 12, 2021 6:18 pmJuly 12, 2021 8:08 pm

State Superior Court Judge James Arguellas in Sacramento just ruled that California Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot identify as “Democrat” on the September recall ballot with a “D” after his name. He and his attorneys missed the deadline to designate his...

Hearing 7/9/21 On Gov. Newsom Lawsuit Against SOS to Get Party ID on Recall Ballot

July 6, 2021 5:07 pm

Orrin Heatlie, Mike Netter and the California Patriot Coalition – Recall Governor Gavin Newsom filed a Motion to Intervene in Newsom’s lawsuit filed last week against his appointed Secretary of State Shirley Weber. As the Globe reported last week, Governor...

Military Veteran Private Employer Preference Bill Reaches Unanimous Legislative Support

July 1, 2021 2:31 pmJuly 1, 2021 2:33 pm

A bill that would allow businesses to give a voluntary preference in hiring new military veteran employees gained more support this week before its upcoming vote in the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee later this month. Authored by Senator...