Highlight – Page 19 – California Globe

California Shed Restaurant Jobs Under Gov. Newsom’s High Minimum Wage Policies

September 3, 2026 3:19 pmSeptember 3, 2026 3:20 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom claims “California accounted for one in six new jobs in the nation,” through July 2026. The record-spending Governor brags that his sky-high minimum wage policies have allowed California to thrive, and the state has added jobs....

Arizona AG Mayes’ Office Reportedly Paid Campaign Consultant Nearly $248,000 Through No-Bid Contract

September 3, 2026 1:31 pmSeptember 4, 2026 1:30 pm

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office reportedly paid longtime political consultant Stacey Champion nearly $248,000 through a no-bid public-relations contract beginning shortly after Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes took office. The Arizona Daily Independent reported that Mayes’ office entered the agreement...

A Startling Report Just Revealed Millions of Driver’s Licenses Were ‘For Sale’ on the Dark Web

September 3, 2026 11:45 amSeptember 3, 2026 11:45 am

It’s scary how easily certain information about you and your family can be found on the “dark web.” What’s worse is how quickly that information can potentially be used against you—for illicit charges, spam emails, identity theft, and who knows...

First Partner to Tackle Loneliness in Newly Created ‘Social Health Council,’ after the WHO Commission on Social Connection

September 3, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 3, 2026 6:36 am

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom last week announced the launch of the “first-ever California Social Health Council to beat loneliness.” She said she will “bring together leaders from across the state to advance social connection and address loneliness as a...

Ringside: Where Does California Get its Energy?

September 2, 2026 4:50 pmSeptember 3, 2026 7:40 am

Finding quality, consolidated information on energy use in California is surprisingly difficult. The California Department of Energy provides detailed information on electricity production, and a variety of reports on, for example, refinery inputs and production. But there is no report available from...

Rolling Brownouts: Fire Protection in Sutter County Area-F is a 7-Year Documented Emergency

September 2, 2026 4:00 pmSeptember 2, 2026 5:20 pm

Are we being played? The funding problems in Sutter County Service Area-F are no secret. Sutter Fire is County Service Area-F. The 2018–19 Grand Jury found County Service Area-F “dangerously understaffed and alarmingly underfunded.” The 2020–21 Grand Jury repeated that...

Aaron Ford’s ‘Lombardo Economy Is Worse’ Line Collides With the Jobs Numbers

September 2, 2026 3:58 pmSeptember 2, 2026 3:58 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, the Democratic nominee for governor, left the state on a workday to sit in the Los Angeles studio of Pod Save America and tell a national progressive audience that Gov. Joe Lombardo has made Nevada’s...