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L.A. Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, Police Defunded

July 13, 2020 2:10 amJuly 14, 2020 8:22 am

In what appears to be a labor union power play, the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced Friday that Los Angeles Unified District schools effectively cannot reopen unless certain conditions are met: privately operated publicly funded charter schools are shut...

Miguel Santiago introduced the free tuition bill.

Bill That Would Establish a California Run “I-Bank” Polarizes State Lawmakers

July 10, 2020 3:51 pmJuly 13, 2020 9:04 am

A new bill in the Assembly would create a publicly owned state bank that would give loans to city governments and small businesses, has gained traction during the extended legislative recess and has become poised to be one of the...

Governor Newsom Approves, Signs $202.1 Billion Budget

June 30, 2020 7:38 pmJuly 3, 2020 9:29 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the $202.1 billion state budget, confirming state spending for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. A new budget dependent on federal funding The signing of the 2020 Budget Act culminated a six month process that initially...

Without Law Enforcement There is No Law, and Without Law There is No Civilization

June 12, 2020 12:13 pmJune 16, 2020 6:15 am

‘The doctrine of qualified immunity as currently applied has no place in a nation ruled by law.’ We have recently suffered multiple failures of law enforcement, beginning with the killing of George Floyd. He died because a rogue cop...

FACT CHECK: Is poverty deadlier than Coronavirus?

May 5, 2020 11:15 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. About a week ago, California Globe launched a marketing effort in which anyone could request a free bumper sticker. The sticker reads “Poverty is deadlier than Coronavirus.”...

California Lockdown Protesters Send Loud Message to Gov. Newsom: ‘The Decision to Re-Open the State is Ours’

April 29, 2020 1:21 pmMay 2, 2020 10:00 am

The recovery rate of the coronavirus remains at 98%. Flattening the curve is already behind us, so why is the state still on lockdown? California hospitals are not and never were, overrun with coronavirus victims, and are in fact, laying...

Why Did Gov. Gavin Newsom Make Hurried $1 Billion Deal With China’s BYD for Masks?

April 13, 2020 2:11 amApril 14, 2020 8:10 am

There are many questions surrounding the government reaction to the COVID-19 virus, and especially in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom just approved spending $1 Billion of taxpayers funds on masks from Chinese company BYD. Following many requests from healthcare workers...