Governor – Page 827 – California Globe

Unionized Public Education is Destroying California

March 8, 2023 2:45 amMarch 8, 2023 2:46 am

Behind any popular mass movement there are often good ideas and noble objectives. Public sector unions—including teachers’ unions—are no exception. Organized labor, ideally, offers collective power to ordinary workers and provides a counterweight whenever business interests become exploitative. How to...

The Possible Effects Of California ‘No Longer Doing Business With Walgreens’

March 7, 2023 5:21 pmMarch 7, 2023 5:24 pm

A day after Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will “no longer do business” with the pharmacy chain Walgreens, the Globe looks at what the state could possibly announce and what it could mean for all parties involved. Following...

Too Bad There Isn’t a ‘Three Strikes’ Law for DAs: Gascon Goes 0 for 2

March 7, 2023 9:33 amMarch 7, 2023 1:35 pm

A Los Angeles civil jury Monday found that District Attorney George Gascon improperly retaliated against one of his deputies and awarded her $1.5 million in compensatory damages. Shawn Randolph, formerly the DA’s office lead juvenile prosecutor, was shifted from that...

Cringy CA Dept. of Public Health COVID Ads

March 7, 2023 9:27 amMarch 7, 2023 9:27 am

“Test it. Treat it. You can beat it!” That is the cringy witticism of several California Department of Public Health ads trying to sound hip and cooler-than-cool, as they convince you to test and treat for Covid. The ads are...

AB 518: Eligibility for Paid Family Leave Expanded

March 7, 2023 5:57 amMarch 7, 2023 7:00 am

Assembly Bill 518 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) was introduced to expand eligibility for paid family leave. AB 518 would amend Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 3301, 3302, and 3303. Section 1 of the bill would amend Unemployment Insurance Code Section...

Nuclear Fusion: Holy Grail of Energy, or Waste of Time and Money?

March 7, 2023 2:45 amMarch 7, 2023 2:46 am

Two weeks ago, Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon (D-Los Angeles) introduced Assembly Bill 1172, a bill that would require state energy commissions to analyze the feasibility of using nuclear fusion to help meet California’s climate goals. “Nuclear fusion?” you ask. “Isn’t that the...

Gov. Newsom Announces California Won’t Do Business With Walgreens

March 6, 2023 6:17 pmMarch 6, 2023 6:17 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the state will no longer do business with the pharmacy chain Walgreens following their decision to no longer sell an abortion pill in 20 states after attorney generals from those states threatened...