Highlight – California Globe

Taxpayer Protection of Prop 218 Undermined by Democrat Bill AB 2180

August 19, 2026 7:30 amAugust 19, 2026 8:28 am

As Californians are facing tax increases from every level of government within the state, Senator Steven Choi, Ph.D (R-Irvine) is alerting Californians that a bill gutting Proposition 218 is in the Senate, and could be passed. Assembly Bill 2180, authored...

Transparent California Completes 2024 Compensation State Data Collection!

August 18, 2026 4:18 pmAugust 18, 2026 4:18 pm

Transparent California, the state’s largest database of public pay and pension data, has now obtained 2024 data covering over 93% of employee compensation and pension payments in our state. This includes state, county, city, school district, and special records. Our...

Mayor Bass’s One-Day Pothole PR Stunt Leaves Ordinary Angelenos in the Dust

August 18, 2026 3:45 pmAugust 18, 2026 3:45 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass finally found a pothole worth her time. After Emmy-nominated journalist and comedy creator Simone Boyce posted an Instagram reel spotting a crater at Melrose and Gardner Street—one that “totally tore up my suspension”—and challenged the...

California Universities Face Deadline to Sever Ties With Foreign Adversaries or Lose Federal Funding

August 18, 2026 10:36 amAugust 18, 2026 10:38 am

The Department of War has directed 30 U.S. academic institutions—including four prominent California universities—to conduct immediate and comprehensive audits of their academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern. The formal notifications, issued Monday by the Office of...

When Seconds Matter, California Shouldn’t Tie the Hands of Law Enforcement

August 18, 2026 9:30 amAugust 18, 2026 9:31 am

Imagine your child has been abducted, and investigators learn they’ve already been taken across state lines. Or a human trafficking ring is operating in multiple counties. Or fentanyl pouring into our communities is traced back to an interstate criminal network....

Actual Crime Policy by Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton

August 18, 2026 5:00 amAugust 18, 2026 5:01 am

FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting data released on Friday for 2025 shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936. Yet even with this good national news, absolute crime rates remain...

Adam Gray Is Paying to Bring Bobby Pulido to Merced – He Owes the Valley an Answer

August 17, 2026 5:00 pmAugust 17, 2026 5:01 pm

On August 29, the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre will host a free concert headlined by singer Bobby Pulido. Congressman Adam Gray is billed as the special guest. And at the bottom of the flyer, in the fine...