Highlight – Page 39 – California Globe

If You Don’t Vote, We Can’t Win!

October 30, 2025 3:10 amOctober 30, 2025 3:11 am

One of my favorite movie lines, because it made me think, was in “Chariots of Fire.” Chariots of Fire is a true story, a 1981 film about two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout...

Ringside: Large Scale Desalination Could Transform California

October 30, 2025 2:45 amOctober 30, 2025 2:46 am

Why is it axiomatic among California’s water agencies and policymakers that large scale desalination is inconceivable in California? That certainly isn’t the case in other arid locales. In 2024, an estimated 30 million acre feet of fresh water was produced by desalination...

Procedures for Declaring Emancipation

October 30, 2025 2:30 amOctober 30, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 11, Part 6, Chapter 3, Article 2 deals with the procedure for declaring the emancipation of a minor in this state. Section 7120 allows a minor to petition the superior court of the county in...

Democrats Warn Trump Will Declare An Election-Related National Emergency

October 29, 2025 4:47 pmOctober 29, 2025 5:16 pm

A letter signed by Democratic Senators Alex Padilla (CA), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Jeff Merkley (OR), Jon Ossoff (GA), Adam Schiff (CA), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Chris Van Hollen (MD), Ron Wyden (OR) and Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders (VT), warns that President...

School Aid Wins Free Speech Lawsuit Against San Gabriel School District

October 29, 2025 4:43 pmOctober 29, 2025 4:43 pm

School aide Alyssa Esquivel fought back against Trump derangement syndrome–and won. The San Gabriel Unified School District has agreed to pay Esquivel money to settle the free speech lawsuit she filed last year after being hounded out of her job...

How Many Bills Historically Get to the Governor’s Desk?

October 29, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 29, 2025 2:01 pm

Over the past four decades, thousands of bills have reached the Governor’s Desk. The vast majority of those measures get signed into law, with a small percentage being vetoed. The lowest veto rate was just over 1% by Governor Jerry...

Federal Judge Disqualifies Bill Essayli, Essayli Responds ‘Nothing is Changing’

October 29, 2025 12:05 pmOctober 29, 2025 12:05 pm

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, appointed by President Donald Trump as acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act’s 120-day limit, disqualifying him from the role since late July. The...