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Gov. Newsom’s Expanding ‘Racial Equity Commission’ Disdains Equality

April 24, 2023 5:31 pmApril 24, 2023 5:31 pm

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) Monday announced he has appointed Angélica Salas and John Kim to the Racial Equity Commission. The Racial Equity Commission? There was no information about the Racial Equity Commission in Rendon’s email, other than short biographical...

Gov. Newsom Directs CHP, National Guard To Assist San Francisco With Handling Fentanyl Crisis

April 24, 2023 5:26 pmApril 24, 2023 5:47 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom directed both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California National Guard (CalGuard) to assist the City of San Francisco in helping them handle the fentanyl crisis. For over a decade, San Francisco has...

Lt. Governor Kounalakis Announces 2026 Run For Governor

April 24, 2023 12:36 pmApril 24, 2023 12:36 pm

Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced on Monday that she is officially running for Governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate to declare their candidacy over three years before the 2026 primary election. Kounalakis, a graduate of both Dartmouth and...

Tax Fighter Warns ‘Big Problems for California’s Income-Based Utility Rates’

April 24, 2023 6:55 amApril 24, 2023 7:03 am

Last week the Globe reported that Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric had just filed a proposal to create income-based utility billing. Currently, utility bills are based on electricity and gas consumption. The...

Preventing Discrimination and Harassment Among Contractors

April 24, 2023 6:13 amApril 24, 2023 6:20 am

Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 4.3 is entitled “Discrimination and Harassment Prevention in the Construction Industry.” Chapter 4.3 was added in 2019 by Chapter 722. Labor Code Section 107.5 requires the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to develop recommendations...

Globe Quiz on California Executive Branch

April 23, 2023 8:02 amApril 23, 2023 8:08 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s Executive Branch. There are nine constitutional offices in California. California is a unitary executive like the federal government. The Governor is required to make a “state of the state” speech to the...

Here’s What You Can Do About Fentanyl, Gavin Newsom

April 23, 2023 2:45 amApril 25, 2023 11:07 am

On April 19, during his excursion into one of California’s countless drug infested neighborhoods, a man on the street asked our governor a very explicit question. Question: “Gavin, tell me what you’re going to do about the fentanyl epidemic?” Newsom’s answer: “What...