Legislature – Page 155 – California Globe

California’s Bloated Healthcare Sector and the Push for a Billionaire Wealth Tax

January 19, 2026 3:56 pmJanuary 19, 2026 3:56 pm

California’s healthcare system stands out as one of the most expensive and labor-intensive in the world. This bloat is evident in employment trends, skyrocketing hospital costs, and recent legislation like SB 525, all of which set the stage for SEIU-UHW...

Scarcity, Not Landlords, is Driving California’s Rent Crisis

January 19, 2026 2:45 pmJanuary 19, 2026 2:45 pm

California’s rent debate is often reduced to a simple story: tenants are hurting, and landlords are to blame. That narrative may be easy to repeat, but it overlooks some of the real causes of high rents. I have spent almost...

Dismissal for Delay in Civil Actions

January 19, 2026 2:00 pmJanuary 19, 2026 2:01 pm

Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 1.5, Article 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with discretionary dismissal for delay in the prosecution of civil actions. Section 583.410 authorizes the court to dismiss an action for delay in prosecution pursuant...

New Tax Calculator Shows Democrat Policies Add $35,000 a Year to Your Cost of Living

January 19, 2026 12:20 pmJanuary 19, 2026 12:20 pm

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton just launched the California “Democrat Tax” Calculator to show Californians the truth about how much 16 years of Democrat one-party rule is actually costing them. “For years, the corrupt democrat machine has ranted about a ‘strong economy’...

Newsom’s Proposed Education Budget: ‘Big Spending, Little Results’

January 19, 2026 11:55 amJanuary 19, 2026 11:55 am

“Overwhelmingly, schools named for Dr. King fail to meet basic academic benchmarks established by the state for Reading and Math,” Gloria Romero reports at the Globe on Martin Luther King Day 2026. Coinciding with MLK Day 2026, and Gloria Romero’s...

The ICE Martyr and Other Weapons of Mass Effect

January 19, 2026 10:53 amJanuary 19, 2026 10:53 am

I recently wrote a column at sbcurrent.com about the useful idiots protesting against ICE arresting illegal aliens who have already been convicted of child molestation, rape and murder. A reader named Nick, in the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy, offered a...

California’s Failing Schools Would Distress Martin Luther King Today

January 19, 2026 3:00 amJanuary 19, 2026 3:01 am

Monday is a national holiday to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Across the nation, tributes will be paid to the man who willingly went to jail to ensure that we would overcome civil rights injustices. Boulevards,...