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Sacramento Flunks Civics Again

October 19, 2026 7:47 amOctober 19, 2026 7:48 am

On Oct. 14, the Ninth Circuit reminded Sacramento of a lesson most of us got in eighth-grade civics: a state doesn’t write the dress code for the federal government. A unanimous panel ruled that Section 10 of California’s No Vigilantes...

What is Medicare?

October 19, 2026 7:24 amOctober 19, 2026 7:24 am

Depending on who you ask, Medicare has several different meanings. This fact has huge implications, as we are about to find out at the November 3, 2026 election process. Here is my definition of Medicare. It is government welfare, plain...

Netflix’s ‘14th’ Filmmakers Urge Americans to ‘Fight’ While Lecturing on Autocracy

October 19, 2026 6:30 amOctober 19, 2026 6:35 am

Ava DuVernay’s new Netflix documentary 14th, which premiered as the closing-night selection of the 2026 New York Film Festival, examines the 14th Amendment and its history from Reconstruction onward. The film, scheduled for a limited theatrical run starting November 27...

John Moorlach: November Statewide General Election Ballot Measures

October 19, 2026 6:00 amOctober 19, 2026 6:35 am

As California ballots have been mailed to voters, The Globe is republishing Sen. John Moorlach’s voter guide: Now that you have received your 176-page “Official Voter Information Guide” from the California Secretary of State, let me provide you with a...

Federal Audit Reveals Backlog, Unmanageable Workloads in Missing Indigenous Persons Unit

October 17, 2026 11:39 amOctober 17, 2026 11:39 am

A federal audit found hundreds of pending referrals and failures to connect victims with support services within the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Missing and Murdered Unit, as an Arizona family continues seeking answers about a disappearance dating back more than...

A Year Later, We Need a Surge in SF Dealer Takedowns

October 17, 2026 9:23 amOctober 17, 2026 9:23 am

Late last year, in October 2025 – President Trump prepared more than 100 Customs and Border Protection and other federal agents for an immigration enforcement surge into the San Francisco Bay Area. The operation targeted removable non-citizens. The Department of...

Voters’ Prop 36 Delivers Accountability: Repeat Thief Sentenced to 9 Years in State Prison

October 17, 2026 6:30 amOctober 17, 2026 11:16 am

California is getting good results with Proposition 36. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow made this announcement Friday: Today Lauren Pamela Johnston, 35, of Paso Robles, has been sentenced to 9 years in California state prison, with an...