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Christopher Columbus Statue To Be Removed From California State Capitol Rotunda

June 16, 2020 8:33 pmJune 17, 2020 9:11 pm

On Tuesday, Democratic Senate and Assembly leaders in Sacramento announced that the statue of Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella in the State Capitol Rotunda is to be removed. The statue, “‘Columbus’ Last Appeal to Queen Isabella,” was gifted to California...

PG&E Pleads Guilty To 84 Deaths In 2018 Camp Fire

June 16, 2020 3:02 pmFebruary 25, 2021 11:29 am

On Tuesday, utility provider Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) entered a guilty plea for 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter over 84 people dying during the 2018 Camp Fire. 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter PG&E executives confessed to the companies...

Mob Rule: UCLA Suspends Professor For Refusing to Cancel Finals for Black Students after George Floyd killing

June 16, 2020 12:19 pmJune 16, 2020 12:20 pm

The University of California Los Angeles has suspended an accounting professor who mocked a student for demanding that he basically cancel final exams for black students and afford them other leniency in light of the protests over the killing of...

Sen. John M. W. Moorlach. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Why Sen. John Moorlach Opposes California’s State Budget

June 16, 2020 11:02 am

Senator John M.W. Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) is the only CPA in the State Legislature. As such, his dire warnings about California’s budget deficit need to be considered. California Globe watched all of the budget debate Monday, and as usual, Moorlach schooled the Senate...

Conducting Business in the State Capitol During COVID-19

June 16, 2020 10:10 amJune 16, 2020 6:22 am

What business is there to conduct in the California State Capitol during this time of pandemic? The answer is “only committee hearings.” Despite some staff and most legislators working in the Capitol building, at least to participate in legislative hearings,...

The Corporate Culture is Caving to the Cancel Culture

June 16, 2020 8:02 amJune 16, 2020 10:07 am

John Sutter should only be judged according to the culture and traditions of his times, not by uneducated, ignorant young grievance hustlers in 2020, who were taught social justice instead of Social Studies. The cancel culture came to Sacramento...

California Budget Includes Major Revenue Raisers and Other State Tax Law Changes

June 16, 2020 6:12 amJune 16, 2020 6:21 am

As part of the 2020-21 California State budget, where the state’s fiscal year begins July 1, the Legislature passed and Governor Newsom is expected to sign AB 85 (Committee on Budget), which makes numerous tax law changes, including suspension of...