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Signs of San Diego Budget Mismanagement Grow as Audits Find Millions in Uncollected Fees

May 10, 2025 2:45 amMay 10, 2025 2:46 am

Budgetary problems in the city of San Diego have been seemingly endless since last year. In November, San Diego City Schools announced a $176 million deficit. In February, the city itself was $258 million in the red. Last month, it...

New Poll Finds Majority of Californians Want Proof of Citizenship Requirement When Registering to Vote

May 9, 2025 4:40 pmMay 9, 2025 4:43 pm

According to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll released on Friday, the vast majority of Californians want to have a proof of citizenship requirement when registering to vote for the first time. The IGS poll found that...

Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Porter Announces Opposition to California High-Speed Rail

May 9, 2025 1:08 pmMay 9, 2025 1:08 pm

In a KTLA Inside California Politics interview this week, former Congresswoman and current 2026 gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter came out against the current state of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) system, even suggesting that the state end the project should...

Amador County Sheriff Redman Honored for Upholding the Rule of Law and Protecting Citizens

May 9, 2025 7:48 amMay 9, 2025 7:53 am

The American Constitutional Rights Union has recognized Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award. As the Globe reported in March, Sheriff Redman is the first sheriff in California to publicly state that he will...

Controversial Bill to Require Legacy Media Give 120-Day Notice of Sale

May 9, 2025 6:55 amMay 9, 2025 6:55 am

A bill to require legacy media outlets to give at least 120 days advance warning through an intent to sell notice before a sale of a local news company continued to be heard in the Assembly this week. Assembly Bill...

Riverside Co. Sheriff, Gubernatorial Candidate Chad Bianco Joins Huntington Beach Sanctuary City Lawsuit

May 8, 2025 1:26 pmMay 8, 2025 1:28 pm

America First Legal (AFL) announced Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff and 2026 Gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco would be joining as a plaintiff in their large Huntington Beach sanctuary city lawsuit, pitting him against the state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom...

Ringside: Saving California’s Rural Water Users

May 8, 2025 7:05 amMay 8, 2025 7:05 am

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are financial, IT, and services, at...