Media – California Globe

Political Malpractice: Reparations Were Designed to Keep Black Voters Loyal to a Party

June 20, 2026 7:45 amJune 20, 2026 7:45 am

Tom Steyer didn’t see it coming. In the late stages of the primary election campaign, the erstwhile billionaire candidate for governor was cornered outside his SUV in a Los Angeles parking lot by a protestor, demanding to know where he...

The Older I Get, The More I Understand My Father

June 19, 2026 2:48 pmJune 19, 2026 2:48 pm

When I was young, my father often spoke about responsibility and would demonstrate its importance by following through on his actions. He would gently remind me to arrive early, finish what I started, think of others before myself, and appreciate what had...

Democrats’ Bill Would Let Officials Charge Thousands and Sue Citizens for Requesting Public Records

June 19, 2026 11:44 amJune 19, 2026 12:04 pm

A controversial bill advancing through the California Legislature would dramatically restrict public access to government records, allowing agencies to delay responses, impose high hourly fees, and even sue requesters they label as “malicious.” Assembly Bill 1821, authored by Assemblymember Blanca...

Bureau of Indian Affairs Orders Alturas Indian Rancheria Leaders to Halt Unauthorized Business on Federal Trust Land

June 19, 2026 10:45 amJune 19, 2026 10:45 am

In late May, the Globe reported on the Alturas Indian Rancheria, a small federally recognized tribe in Northern California, which has been controlled for over a decade by a disputed “interim” Business Committee in what tribal members and their attorney...

FBI & DHS Agents Descend on LA’s Skid Row in Voter Fraud Probe

June 19, 2026 7:19 amJune 19, 2026 7:49 am

Thursday, June 18, 2026, FBI agents and Homeland Security Investigations personnel descended on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and conducted interviews with homeless residents as part of a voter fraud probe tied to the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary....

What Climate Crisis? Indonesia Taps Fossil Fuels

June 18, 2026 1:00 pmJune 18, 2026 1:01 pm

For years, Indonesia, with the world’s fourth largest population, was part of a global chorus of climate commitments. Like many others, the government had embraced a moral pretense behind the diplomatic language of reducing emissions of harmless greenhouse gases in...

Plain Stupid, Plain Evil: Gov Gavin Newsom and his Medi-Cal Healthcare Insurance Plan

June 17, 2026 8:00 amJune 17, 2026 8:01 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and his Medi-Cal healthcare insurance plan is just plain stupid and plain evil. He and it are foolish and callous thieves, killers of the Spirit of healing, destroyers of the confidence and trust between doctors and patients,...