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LA City Council Elects Paul Krekorian As Next Council President Amid Racist Recording Scandal

October 18, 2022 8:44 pm

Amid large protests outside Los Angeles City Hall and at the homes of City Councilmen Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo over the racist recording scandal, the LA City Council voted for Councilman Paul Krekorian to be their new President...

Alarming Rise in Fentanyl Overdoses in San Francisco, Medical Examiner Reports

October 18, 2022 11:58 amOctober 18, 2022 8:44 pm

New data released by the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was released on Monday, showing fentanyl overdoses to be on a severe rise, with three out of every four drug-related deaths in September having fentanyl involved. According...

Gov. Newsom Announces Eventual End To COVID-19 State Of Emergency

October 18, 2022 2:30 amOctober 19, 2022 1:23 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an eventual end date of February 28, 2023 to the COVID-19 state of emergency on Monday, stopping the statewide order just short of three years. In late August, the Globe reported California, Washington State, and...

UC Berkeley Bucks Mob Demands to Fire Music Teacher

October 17, 2022 4:00 pmOctober 17, 2022 4:26 pm

The University of California at Berkeley is bucking the demands of an online mob that a music teacher at the school be fired because of a sardonic post he wrote about another musician more than ten years ago. In a...

Gov. Newsom Denies Parole For Manson Family Member Patricia Krenwinkel

October 17, 2022 12:16 pm

Convicted murderer and Manson Family member Patricia Krenwinkel was denied parole by Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend, marking the 15th time since first being incarcerated in the California prison system in 1971. Krenwinkel was arrested in 1969 at age...

Sacramento Shelters for the Homeless ‘Not Accessible Yet’ But Million$ Spent

October 17, 2022 7:33 amOctober 18, 2022 7:01 am

How is Sacramento doing with its shelters for the homeless? In April, the Globe reported, “The City of Sacramento is spending more than $44 million to provide eight homeless shelters and camping options, most not yet built or ready, and...

State Begins Construction On $6.5 Billion, 10,000 Mile Broadband Internet Network Across California

October 15, 2022 2:30 amOctober 14, 2022 9:13 pm

Newsom administration officials and construction executives laid a groundbreaking ceremony in San Diego on Friday, kicking off the start of a massive $6.5 billion, 10,000 mile broadband internet network designed to give high-speed internet to unserved and underserved areas of...