Highlight – Page 1495 – California Globe

How Voters Can Transform California in One Election

May 13, 2019 6:04 amMay 15, 2019 1:50 pm

Oxnard, California, wouldn’t immediately come to mind as the epicenter of a political revolution, but that’s exactly what it will be, if a small group of citizen activists succeed in putting not one, but five reforms in front of voters in the...

Kamala Harris Says She Would Use Executive Action to Take Gun Dealers’ Licenses Away

May 12, 2019 10:55 amMay 13, 2019 9:05 am

“Upon being elected, I will give the United States Congress a hundred days to get their act together and have the courage to pass reasonable gun safety laws,” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said in April on CNN. “And if they fail...

Journalist Says Police, Feds Raid Home in Pursuit of Adachi Leak Information

May 10, 2019 10:42 pmJuly 18, 2019 7:24 pm

A freelance journalist with connections to several San Francisco news outlets claimed his home was raided by local and federal law enforcement agents early Friday morning in connection to the leak of sensitive police records related to the death of...

California’s Executive Branch and Administrative Agencies

May 10, 2019 6:19 amMay 10, 2019 10:02 am

The executive branch of California’s state government is set forth in Article V of the state constitution and is one of the three branches of state government, just like at the federal level. The major distinction is that the state...

Gov. Newsom Touts Largest Tax Revenue Windfall in CA History in Budget, and Highest Spending

May 9, 2019 4:51 pmMay 10, 2019 10:43 pm

“The state is flush, but school districts aren’t. Why isn’t the state allocating more to the kids, cities and counties that are still having a difficult time?” – Sen. John Moorlach Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget Thursday,...

Sanctuary City Oakland Using State Gas Tax Money to Keep Streetlights On

May 9, 2019 2:35 pmMay 10, 2019 7:07 am

The City of Oakland, California, which its Mayor claims is “one of America’s most diverse and progressive cities,” is in serious financial trouble. In its newly released 2019-2021 budget, Oakland will be using $2.9 million in state gas tax funding...

ICE: ‘Ismael Huazo-Jardinez will remain in ICE custody’

May 9, 2019 7:38 amMay 9, 2019 12:37 pm

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed Wednesday that Sacramento officers “learned through multiple sources that illegally present Mexican national Ismael Huazo-Jardinez was released on bail from Sutter County Jail pending criminal proceedings.” Deportation officers, the ICE statement said, “initiated surveillance...