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McKinsey & Company and Governor’s GO-Biz Ties

August 9, 2023 2:58 amAugust 9, 2023 2:59 am

According to an August 3, 2023 article in The Fresno Bee, “House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joined other local politicians in sounding alarms about the ties between China and a secret lab that was shut down earlier this year in Reedley,...

Globe Interviews Writers Guild Picketers: Strike Impasse Approaches 100 Day Mark

August 9, 2023 2:30 amAugust 9, 2023 1:47 pm

Late last week, the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike surpassed the length of the 2007-2008 strike, which lasted 93 days. While not the longest of all time, with the 1988 writers strike making it to 154 days, the...

California Attorney General Targets Concerned Parents but Remains Silent on Illegal Chinese COVID Lab

August 8, 2023 1:40 pmAugust 8, 2023 1:40 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has opened an investigation into the Chino Valley Unified School District, which authorized notification to parents if a child starts to identify as a different gender. Bonta claims he “has a substantial interest in protecting...

New Report Shows San Francisco Has Worst Recovery of Any City From the Pandemic

August 8, 2023 12:12 pmAugust 8, 2023 12:12 pm

According to a new study released on Tuesday, foot traffic in downtown San Francisco continued to remain at pandemic levels in recent months, showing that the city’s recovery is still a long way off. Since the late 2010’s, San Francisco...

Woke Organizations Linked to WGA Not Doing Them Any Favors

August 8, 2023 9:15 amAugust 8, 2023 9:16 am

An organization with close ties to the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) is pushing a woke agenda and working it into their demands to end the strike. Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (TTIE) has much overlap in membership with...

California Shifts Blame for High Gas Prices

August 8, 2023 6:18 amAugust 8, 2023 6:43 am

By Marc Joffe and Ryan Bourne Although they are off their all-time highs, gasoline prices in California remain elevated. Gas Buddy recently reported that statewide gas prices averaged $4.89. This was $1.08 higher than average prices in neighboring Arizona and $1.50 more...

More Movie, TV Productions Find Ways To Continue Around Hollywood Strikes

August 8, 2023 2:27 amAugust 8, 2023 2:28 am

The number of active movie and TV productions in the Los Angeles area continued to climb this week, with more producers and studios finding ways around the concurrent writers and actors strikes. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA)...