Feature – Page 94 – California Globe

Midterm Elections Could Shake California as Citizens Respond to Crime Wave

March 21, 2022 3:18 amMarch 21, 2022 6:15 am

Over the last two years, turmoil created by the COVID-19 pandemic, ill-conceived public policies and rising crime rates has shaken many Californians’ sense of control over their communities and their personal safety. The 2022 Congressional midterm elections are on the...

Woke: The Final Frontier

March 18, 2022 11:31 am

On September 8th, 1966, the world was introduced to the greatest science fiction franchise in history. Star Trek: The Original Series hit the TV screens 56 years ago and has since amassed 13 movies, 8 television series, 3 animated shows,...

Legislative Republicans ‘ACT on Homelessness’ with New Accountability Legislative Package

March 16, 2022 3:00 pmMarch 16, 2022 3:01 pm

Sacramento Democrats and Governor Gavin Newsom have thrown $17 billion at the homeless crisis over the past four years, yet the problem has only gotten worse. California is home to 12% of the nation’s population but has 28% of the...

California Democrats Refuse to Pass Gas Tax Relief

March 15, 2022 7:20 amApril 3, 2022 4:33 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Democrats in the California Legislature refused to pass AB 1638 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) which would have suspended the state’s gas tax to provide immediate...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Selects, Swears In Three New School Board Members

March 12, 2022 2:25 amMarch 13, 2022 8:21 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced and swore-in the three new members of the San Francisco School Board, filling in the vacancies caused by the successful recall three weeks ago. The recall, caused by a growing, deficit, a large number...

Black Students of California United Rally at the Capitol for More Resources, Respect

March 11, 2022 1:56 pmApril 3, 2022 4:30 pm

Speaker: “How y’all feelin?” Audience: “Powerful!” So began a lunchtime rally at the Capitol on Friday. The activist group Black Students of California United (BSCU) gathered a couple dozen of their student leaders—called “Senators”—and several hundred supporters at the state...

How Californian Gas Station Owners Are Reacting to Record High Prices

March 11, 2022 2:08 amMarch 10, 2022 9:37 pm

As gas prices continue to climb higher in California, lawmakers in the state have been looking at multiple short-term options to relieve Californians. Governor Gavin Newsom and some Democrats favor a gas tax holiday to delay the expected rise in...