California Assembly – California Globe

Randy Villegas’ Mechanic Branding Masks Radical Academic Record and Socialist Agenda

July 31, 2026 11:09 amJuly 31, 2026 11:11 am

Randy Villegas, the Democratic Socialist who upset the party establishment to become the nominee against Republican Rep. David Valadao in California’s competitive 22nd Congressional District, campaigns as a working-class auto shop owner who understands the struggles of Central Valley families....

LA Expands Speed-Camera Program As Arizona Voters Weigh State-Wide Ban

July 29, 2026 1:56 pmJuly 29, 2026 1:56 pm

A Phoenix woman said she opened her front door expecting an Amazon delivery, only to receive a $250 photo-radar citation from a process server wearing a blue vest, drawing attention to the private contractor operating Phoenix’s renewed speed-camera program as...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Accused of Rigging Election After Manipulating Voter ID Initiative Language Mid-Campaign

July 21, 2026 4:28 pmJuly 23, 2026 7:51 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta faces accusations of rigging the ballot language for Proposition 39, the Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative, just months before the November 2026 election. The initiative, which gathered over a million...

Rep Adam Gray Continues Lavish Campaign Spending on Luxury Chauffeurs, Uber Rides, and MLB Tickets

July 21, 2026 12:43 pmJuly 21, 2026 12:46 pm

A new California Globe analysis of recent FEC disclosures shows that Congressman Adam Gray continues to spend campaign funds on luxury items—the same pattern CalWatchDog first documented when Democrats bailed him out in 2014. Gray, who co-chaired Rep. Eric Swalwell’s...

Newsom’s ‘First in the Nation’ Fast Food Council Hasn’t Met in Two Years Despite Million-Dollar Budget

July 13, 2026 11:18 amJuly 14, 2026 10:00 am

California’s much-hyped “first in the nation” Fast Food Council has achieved something truly impressive: it has managed to do next to nothing for nearly two full years while still cashing taxpayer checks. The council, tasked with “giving workers a voice”...

CA Republican Leaders’ Vote for Tax Increase Reflects Poorly on Entire Caucus

July 6, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 7, 2026 3:50 pm

Thursday July 2, 2026, the Republican Minority Leader Heath Flora and Republican Caucus Chair Juan Alanis voted to pass a tax increase, even as numerous Democrat Assembly members did not. When Republicans vote for tax increases, that alone is enough...

California’s Public Education has Fallen to One of the Worst in the US

July 1, 2026 11:00 amJuly 1, 2026 11:12 am

How far the great state of California has fallen, from having the best public education systems in the country to one of the worst. American teachers and teachers unions have failed children. Teachers unions have become the biggest school bullies,...