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How Did CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Buy a $9.1 Million Home on a Public Servant Salary?

November 19, 2024 2:55 amNovember 24, 2024 9:04 am

Public Servant Gavin Newsom’s rise in California politics and acquired power since the 1990s has been through the knavery of family and influential friends. If you ever doubted that politics is made up of the elite class who see themselves...

Where the Ultra-Competitive 2026 California Gubernatorial Race Currently Stands

November 19, 2024 2:45 amNovember 19, 2024 2:46 am

With recent speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) might run for Governor in 2026, the Globe takes a look at the current state of the election. Gubernatorial candidates have been slowly trickling into the Gubernatorial...

Former Marine Jeff Gonzalez Flips Long Held Democratic 36th District Assembly Seat

November 18, 2024 7:26 pmNovember 18, 2024 7:30 pm

Former Marine Jeff Gonzalez (R) formally defeated Coachella Valley Unified School District school board member Joey Acuna Jr. (D) on Monday for the 36th District Assembly seat, becoming the first Republican to win the district since 2008. The 36th District,...

Recall Effort Against SF Supervisor Joel Engardio Grows Following Measure K Passage

November 18, 2024 2:30 pmNovember 18, 2024 2:30 pm

A recall effort against San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio grew larger over the weekend following the passage of a controversial city measure earlier this month, which he supported, that permanently closes the Upper Great Highway to cars in...

Jewish Teachers Forced to Pay Dues to Anti-Semitic Labor Union They Don’t Belong To

November 17, 2024 2:55 amNovember 17, 2024 2:56 am

Freedom of association is a bedrock constitutional principle. But it is trampled by a California law that grants unions exclusive right to represent public school teachers even without their consent–or over their fierce objections, as new litigation makes clear. Four...

Gov. Newsom Buys $9 Million House in Marin County

November 16, 2024 8:02 amNovember 16, 2024 8:18 am

Governor Gavin Newsom, through a private LLC, bought a $9 million in the Marin County town of Kentfield on Thursday, where he is expected to begin soon dividing time from staying in Sacramento and commuting from his new home. Since...

California Republican Totals For President, Senate Highest Now In Decades

November 15, 2024 4:54 pmNovember 15, 2024 4:54 pm

With well over 90% of the vote in as of Friday in both the Presidential election and U.S. Senate election in California, both President elect Donald Trump and Senate candidate Steve Garvey are now projected to have the best totals...