Articles – Page 1732 – California Globe

Bill to Make Uncontested Elections Unnecessary Is Itself Unnecessary

September 7, 2018 6:30 amSeptember 14, 2018 12:50 pm

Did the Legislature – in passing SB-1128 and sending it to the governor – just waste a lot of time drafting a bill that was unnecessary? Following traditional rules of statutory interpretation, that may well be the case. It all...

Kamala Harris Hits Peak Presidential Hype

August 12, 2018 9:00 amAugust 22, 2018 7:55 am

It seems some oddsmakers may have taken notice of all the hype that California Senator Kamala Harris is a rising Democratic star. In fact, the online betting website Oddsshark.com is optimistic on Harris, saying she is now tied with Vermont...

Evolution of a Fake News Notion

May 30, 2018 11:51 pmJune 4, 2018 12:10 pm

Fake news isn’t always about outright lies or intentional omissions. There are matters of nuance and degree, as well. Back when there were real people making judgments about how to package stories—these people were known as “editors”—one of the major...

Dianne Feinstein Now Opposed to the Death Penalty

May 29, 2018 11:00 amJune 1, 2018 9:06 am

Senator Dianne Feinstein has abruptly abandoned her long standing support for the death penalty–just in time for the June 5 primary in which she faces an increasingly leftward electorate. The Senator’s aides insisted to the Los Angeles Times that she...

Politifact Slams New John Chiang Ad

May 24, 2018 11:00 amMay 31, 2018 7:57 am

Politifact California has slammed a new advertisement by gubernatorial candidate John Chiang with its dreaded “false” label. The ad claims that Chiang opponent Antonio Villaraigosa, as Los Angeles Mayor, was solely responsible for the accumulation of 7,000 untested rape kits....

New Spot Showcases Gabby Giffords Backing Gavin Newsom

May 14, 2018 5:39 pmMay 30, 2018 9:38 am

In a new television ad released this week by the Gavin Newsom gubernatorial campaign, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her astronaut husband Scott Kelly give a shout out to the top contender for the governor’s mansion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpAqFmetRks Giffords, who...

Judge Joseph Wapner, Calm, Thoughtful Voice of a Bygone Television Era, Has Died

February 26, 2017 12:00 pmMay 24, 2018 8:21 am

Judge Joseph Wapner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 12, 2009 in Hollywood, California. Kristian Dowling/Getty Images Judge Joseph Wapner, longtime presiding judge of “The People’s Court,” died at age 97 today at his home in...