Propositions – California Globe

Proposition 38 Benefits its Billionaire Backers

August 4, 2026 9:12 amAugust 4, 2026 11:38 am

Proposition 38, the November ballot measure designed to fund medical research, is designed to be exclusively directed to a single research institute founded by the top donor of the ballot measure: the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy (CIII), a...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About California’s 14 Ballot Measures in November

July 31, 2026 6:00 amAugust 1, 2026 3:57 pm

As of July 27, 2026, 14 statewide ballot propositions have qualified for the November 3, 2026 election, confirmed by the California Secretary of State. What’s so pressing in California that 14 initiatives qualified for the ballot, and why should you...

LA Expands Speed-Camera Program As Arizona Voters Weigh State-Wide Ban

July 29, 2026 1:56 pmJuly 29, 2026 1:56 pm

A Phoenix woman said she opened her front door expecting an Amazon delivery, only to receive a $250 photo-radar citation from a process server wearing a blue vest, drawing attention to the private contractor operating Phoenix’s renewed speed-camera program as...

AZ Democrat JoAnna Mendoza Reaffirms Opposition To Transgender Sports Restrictions Ahead Of Prop 318 Vote

July 28, 2026 4:40 pmJuly 28, 2026 4:45 pm

Democratic congressional nominee JoAnna Mendoza reaffirmed her opposition to legislatively imposed restrictions on transgender participation in school sports as Arizona voters prepare to decide Proposition 318 in November. Mendoza addressed the issue in a statement published Monday by American Journal...

DC Circuit Hands Trump Administration Major Win on Election Integrity Executive Order

July 28, 2026 11:28 amJuly 28, 2026 11:37 am

A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Democratic Party organizations and leaders against President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14399, which...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Accused of Rigging Election After Manipulating Voter ID Initiative Language Mid-Campaign

July 21, 2026 4:28 pmJuly 23, 2026 7:51 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta faces accusations of rigging the ballot language for Proposition 39, the Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative, just months before the November 2026 election. The initiative, which gathered over a million...

DOJ Finds UC San Diego Medical School Unlawfully Discriminated on the Basis of Race in Admissions

July 20, 2026 4:45 pmJuly 21, 2026 2:11 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced Monday that the University of California San Diego School of Medicine (San Diego Med) violated federal civil rights law by using race as a factor in its admissions decisions. The finding,...