Sacramento – California Globe

Sen. Weiner’s Bill is Turning Every Neighborhood in California into a Dangerous Political Experiment

February 11, 2026 4:00 amFebruary 11, 2026 7:47 am

Sen. Scott Weiner’s SB 79, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October 2025, will force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings. And it’s already happening. With Wiener’s latest effort to transform residential neighborhoods into big, dense cities, the...

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty Proposes Property Tax on ‘High-Priced’ Homes to fund Homeless Housing

January 29, 2026 3:55 amJanuary 29, 2026 3:56 am

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty wants to nearly quadruple a real estate transfer tax to fund homeless housing. McCarty says this tax could generate at least $9 million each year to help first-time homebuyers, renters and the homeless, and he claims...

SMUD CEO Announces ‘Retirement’ Following Globe Exposé on $1M Salary

January 9, 2026 2:11 pmJanuary 9, 2026 2:11 pm

The CEO and General Manager of SMUD announced he is resigning/retiring. He says his family has sacrificed a lot, and they “love to travel.” This week the Globe reported Sacramento Municipal Utility District CEO and General Manager Paul Lau is...

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District’s Fragile Finances

December 18, 2025 11:36 amDecember 18, 2025 11:36 am

Stories of local government financial distress usually revolve around cities and school districts, but California special districts also face challenges. In a new California Policy Center study, my colleagues and I found a new local government not far from the...

How Catholic Charities San Diego Transformed into a $80M Refugee Powerhouse on a Tide of Federal Dollars

December 11, 2025 7:45 amDecember 12, 2025 11:32 am

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, once a modest diocesan outpost serving the homeless and hungry, ballooned into a near $80 million juggernaut through an avalanche of government grants. From 2019 to 2023, the organization’s revenue more than sextupled (6x),...

This Thanksgiving, Thank a Republican Farmer

December 1, 2025 12:21 pmDecember 1, 2025 12:23 pm

Apart from tech, agriculture reigns supreme in the state of California, with a whopping $61.2 billion in annual receipts, according to the California Dept of Food and Agriculture, a peculiar political harvest trend has taken root. Forget the old red...

Sac City Unified Facing $80M Shortfall, Will Finally Cut 60 Admin Jobs

November 21, 2025 8:55 amNovember 21, 2025 8:55 am

The Sacramento City Unified School District, which has teetered on the cliff of insolvency for many years, announced it would cut 60 administrative positions as the district deals with a looming financial crisis. That is a good place to start....