Articles – Page 756 – California Globe

California Power Outages: Is this Gavin Newsom’s Gray Davis Moment?

July 3, 2023 4:55 pmJuly 5, 2023 1:58 pm

Seriously – it’s 2023 (not 2002) and the “Nation State” of California can’t figure out how to keep the electrical grid operational? ABC7 News reported Monday that PG&E said there were more than 10,000 families and businesses without power Sunday...

Hotel Workers Begin Strike At 65 Hotels In LA, Orange Counties

July 3, 2023 2:01 pmJuly 3, 2023 2:01 pm

The Unite Here Local 11 labor union representing 15,000 workers at 65 hotels in Los Angeles County and Orange County began their month-long planned strike on Sunday, walking out at the beginning of the busy July summer tourism season in...

Positive Paranoia

July 3, 2023 11:45 amJuly 3, 2023 11:46 am

It’s July 4th, a day to celebrate the wonders of America and the rights we all enjoy. Kinda. This Fourth of July, it may be time to celebrate the right to be paranoid. Paranoia has a bad reputation and deservedly...

Is California Listing Toward Failed State Status?

July 3, 2023 2:30 amJuly 3, 2023 6:31 am

California used to be known for its stunning weather, Hollywood movies and stars, Silicon Valley – home to the high tech industry, and for the agricultural products grown and raised for the state, country, as well as the rest of...

Sacramento Judge, District Attorney Say Assaults Outside Courthouse Are Out of Control

July 1, 2023 8:56 amJuly 2, 2023 12:19 pm

On the heels of Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman sending a letter to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Friday outlining the unsafe conditions at the courthouse because of so many homeless vagrants around the courthouse, and imploring the Mayor for...

Troubling Responses Against Recent SCOTUS Decisions In California

July 1, 2023 2:30 amJuly 1, 2023 2:31 am

The recent Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action, refusing service based on beliefs, and student loan forgiveness brought out a myriad of charged responses during the last few days, echoing statements made last year at wanting to make significant changes...

Assemblyman Robert Rivas Sworn In As Next Speaker Of the California Assembly

June 30, 2023 5:40 pmJune 30, 2023 5:40 pm

Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) was sworn in as the new Speaker of the California Assembly on Friday, replacing Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) after a years-long power struggle. Born in Henderson, Nevada, Rivas grew up in the farm communities of Paicines...