Highlight – Page 21 – California Globe

Hobbs Audio Recordings, Released After Reported Yearlong Records Wait, Renew Sunshine Questions

October 7, 2026 11:51 amOctober 7, 2026 11:51 am

Newly released recordings capture Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declining reporters’ questions about her administration’s dealings with Sunshine Residential Homes in June 2024, as public-records researcher Brian Anderson questions how long her office took to disclose the files and whether investigators...

Some Statistics from the 2025-26 California Legislative Session

October 7, 2026 7:30 amOctober 7, 2026 7:31 am

Because I am a self-professed legislative geek, I share the following statistics from the recently-concluded 2025-26 California Legislative Session: There were 1,846 bills introduced during the 2026 Legislative Session. Of those bills: 583 were Senate Bills. 1,263 were Assembly Bills....

California’s Long-Awaited Investigation Into the LA Fires Reveals a Shattered Command-and-Intelligence System

October 7, 2026 7:00 amOctober 7, 2026 11:02 am

There is a remarkable contradiction emerging from the official investigation of the January 2025 Los Angeles fires. California has now documented a response system plagued by fractured command, delayed evacuations, conflicting maps, missed intelligence and profound failures of situational awareness....

Everybody’s Welcome, Until She Isn’t: West Hollywood’s Lesbian Bar Cancels a Lesbian

October 7, 2026 6:00 amOctober 7, 2026 12:57 pm

Sweetwater, West Hollywood’s new lesbian bar on bustling Santa Monica Boulevard, had agreed to host a September 9 meet-and-greet for Tanya Tsikanovsky, a lesbian running for West Hollywood City Council. The bar owner approved the flyer, and it was shared...

California Is Already Holding the Democrats’ 2028 Primary

October 6, 2026 4:37 pmOctober 6, 2026 4:37 pm

Washington pundits talk about the coming fight between the Democratic Party’s socialist insurgents and its establishment as if it were a 2028 event. Californians don’t have to wait. The fight is on our ballots right now, and early voting has...

American Consumers ‘Upbeat’ Spending; Californians Not So Optimistic

October 6, 2026 11:00 amOctober 6, 2026 2:14 pm

Last week we reported “It’s The Economy, Stupid’ – And It’s Robust,” explaining that Retail sales were higher than expected in August despite higher prices on gasoline and other goods; The Trump economy has delivered record low child and Hispanic...

California Budget Hides Over $1 Billion in Earmarks

October 6, 2026 9:30 amOctober 6, 2026 10:17 am

Somewhere in Sacramento, a gym is getting $29 million. A farmers market is getting $13 million. A fund for retired MMA fighters is getting $1 million. None of it went through a grant application, a scoring rubric, or a public...