Highlight – Page 14 – California Globe

California’s Energy Problem Is Now a National Security Problem

September 15, 2026 9:37 amSeptember 15, 2026 9:37 am

They broke the gas pumps. That’s how you know something has gone seriously wrong. If you’ve traveled to another state in the last couple years, you’ve probably seen gas for as little as $2 a gallon. Now, diesel at some...

Paramount’s California Exit Threat Is Not a Hypothetical and Will Cause Real Economic Woes

September 15, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 15, 2026 2:31 am

California is about to find out what it costs to pick a fight with one of the last major studios still planted in the dirt of Los Angeles while then acting shocked when the studio looks at Georgia, Tennessee, and...

Trump EPA To Repeal Carbon Rules for US Coal and Gas Power Plants

September 14, 2026 1:31 pmSeptember 14, 2026 1:31 pm

The Trump EPA is finalizing the repeal of 2024 Biden-era carbon rules for greenhouse-gas standards for coal-and natural-gas-fired power plants. The move is expected to be announced today at a G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston, Texas. The EPA just...

For Sales Tax Rates, How High is Too High?

September 14, 2026 12:00 pmSeptember 14, 2026 12:01 pm

California voters usually encounter sales-tax increases one at a time. A quarter-cent here, a half-cent there, perhaps a penny for a city facing a budget shortfall. Viewed individually, each increase can seem both modest and necessary. But after years of...

San Francisco and Santa Clara Join Mamdani Suit to Block Trump’s Public Charge Green Card Rule

September 14, 2026 11:12 amSeptember 14, 2026 11:12 am

San Francisco and Santa Clara County have signed onto a New York City–led lawsuit seeking to stop a Trump administration immigration rule that would let federal officers weigh food stamps, Medicaid, housing aid and other means-tested benefits when deciding whether...

Civil Rights Don’t Get a California Exemption

September 14, 2026 11:00 amSeptember 14, 2026 11:00 am

On September 10, Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint against Oakland Unified School District, accusing two of its programs, Latino Men & Boys and Latina Mentoring & Achievement, of handing out tutoring, mentoring, health support, and cash stipends...

Arizona’s Colorado River Cuts Echo the Parker Dam War

September 14, 2026 9:35 amSeptember 14, 2026 9:35 am

Arizona is preparing to shoulder the largest share of another round of Colorado River reductions. Nearly a century ago, its governor answered a dispute over the same river by sending troops to a dam site. The Interior Department’s August 21...