California Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill to create a “right-to-disconnect” law that guarantees employees uninterrupted after work personal and family time, free from calls from the boss. Haney said he borrowed the idea for it from...
The news is not made in the newsroom. That is a true statement. A former editor worried when he saw too many reporters at their desks in the middle of the day and, like a mother telling her kids to drop...
This article has been updated, below. After running for governor on a vow to uphold California voters’ support of the death penalty, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in March 2019, shortly after taking office, that he would grant reprieves for all...
The Oakland Athletics and the City of Oakland failed to reach a temporary lease deal regarding the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday, paving the way for a quicker exit of the team to a temporary home after the 2024 MLB season....
It seems that every few years in the California Legislature, a group of legislative “frat boys” find themselves in hot water. It’s not unique to California – who can possibly erase the imprinted images of U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy and...
How are trial court judges chosen in California? Members of the California judiciary are selected in one of two ways. The first is for trial judges, those who sit on the Superior Courts, and the second is for appellate court...
Last week the Globe reported “Governor Newsom Calls Supreme Court Hearing on Abortion Pill ‘Backdoor Abortion Ban.'” We pointed out where he was incorrect, and questioned why California taxpayers are paying for Newsom’s abortion travel business into California: California is...