Governor – Page 789 – California Globe

Senator Winfrey?

May 24, 2023 3:56 pmMay 24, 2023 4:05 pm

It what can only be called a piece of speculative writing, an Associated Press reporter recently opined that maybe Oprah Winfrey would be the perfect placeholder senator for California if and/or when Dianne Feinstein finally realizes who and where she...

Legislative Analyst Warns California Can’t Afford Gov. Newsom’s 2023-24 Budget

May 24, 2023 12:42 pmMay 24, 2023 12:42 pm

The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the California Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor, announced on Tuesday that the state would unlikely be able to afford the May revisions to the 2023-2024 budget as proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, and that...

Oprah For Senate?: Newson Adds Media Mogul To List Of Potential Senate Candidates

May 24, 2023 2:30 amMay 24, 2023 6:14 am

Reports of Media Mogul and former talk show host Oprah Winfrey joining the list of potential Senate candidates should Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) resign surfaced on Tuesday, with many sources confirming that Governor Gavin Newsom had floated her name as...

The Curious Case of CA Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Daniel Lee

May 23, 2023 3:59 pmMay 24, 2023 6:19 am

In 2021 (or thereabouts), California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond had an idea – let’s form an Office of Equity in the California Department of Education, or CDE. Thurmond also knew the perfect person to run said office...

LAUSD Firing Unvaccinated Teachers and Staff – Even With Teacher Shortage

May 23, 2023 11:58 amMay 23, 2023 4:00 pm

Last month the Globe reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District was still firing teachers for being unvaccinated against COVID-19, despite acknowledgment of their religious or medical exemptions. The Globe has learned that LAUSD is still firing experienced teachers...

On-the-Job Training Programs under the California Labor Code

May 23, 2023 2:45 amMay 23, 2023 2:46 am

Labor Code Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 3 provides “other on-the-job” training programs. Section 3093 specifies that this section applies only when voluntarily requested by the parties to a collective bargaining agreement or by an employer, an employer’s association, or...

California, Nevada, Arizona Reach Colorado River Agreement With Federal Government

May 22, 2023 12:44 pmMay 22, 2023 12:44 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, along with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, announced a new agreement with the federal government on Monday designed to reduce the amount of water taken from the Colorado River By all three states by...