Articles – Page 1727 – California Globe

California’s Constitutional Officers

January 7, 2019 11:00 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:17 pm

There are a number of political institutions in the State of California, from the obvious political parties to state entities governing how elections are conducted in this state. California’s constitutional officers (i.e., those elected to statewide office) besides the governor...

Gray Davis Holds Court at the Fox and Goose

January 7, 2019 10:31 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:13 pm

Spotted at the Fox and Goose: Gray Davis in the private room beneath the banner that reads, unironically, “Keep Calm and Carry On.” With the city straining under the weight of public affairs lifers, the former Governor of California looked...

Gov-elect Gavin Newsom Promises the World to 40 Million Californians

January 7, 2019 7:30 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:18 pm

Governor-elect Gavin Newsom, whose political career comprises San Francisco Mayor 2004-2010, and California Lieutenant Gov. 2011-2019, is promising the world and a bag of chips to Californians. Let’s review his campaign promises as he is inaugurated as California’s 40th Governor,...

Sherman Re-Introduces Impeachment Measures Against Pres. Trump

January 6, 2019 8:30 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:18 pm

Bucking newly-installed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Northridge) on Thursday re-introduced his 2017 measure to impeach President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice. Pelosi has repeatedly said impeachment proceedings would be premature before Special Counsel Robert Mueller releases...

Governor Brown Appoints Longtime Aide to California Supreme Court

January 4, 2019 3:14 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:27 pm

After serving for nearly a decade as senior advisor to Governor Jerry Brown, Joshua Groban, 45, of Los Angeles has been sworn into the state’s highest court following a ceremony in Sacramento. Groban, who was unanimously confirmed by the Commission...

California Democrats All Vote for Pelosi

January 4, 2019 12:38 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:27 pm

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, received 46 votes from California’s Democratic Congressional delegation. She received a total of 220 votes. Despite some members of Congress voicing opposition to Pelosi for Speaker, all 46 California Democrats, including...

Deputy DA Outraged Over Brown’s Lawsuit to Stop Ballot Initiative

January 4, 2019 7:15 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:19 pm

Four-term Democratic California Governor Gov. Jerry Brown made reforming California’s criminal justice sentencing guidelines a priority over his 16 total years as governor. Add to that his record number of pardons and prison commutations, and violent prison inmates have been...