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Elon Musk Threatens to Move Tesla Out of California Over Health Restrictions

May 10, 2020 2:15 amMay 9, 2020 9:45 pm

On Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to move both the company headquarters and production facilities to Texas or Nevada if they were not allowed to reopen as soon as possible. Tesla’s Fremont plant to remain closed despite California now...

Important Tara Reade Scoop by SLO Reporter Unearths ’90s Biden Sex Harassment Complaint

May 8, 2020 3:41 pm

A reporter from the San Luis Obispo Tribune landed a significant scoop Friday on the alleged sexual assault allegations of Tara Reade by then-Sen. Joe Biden in 1996. SLO Tribune reporter Matt Fountain uncovered a court document from 1996 that...

FACT CHECK: Is poverty deadlier than Coronavirus?

May 5, 2020 11:15 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. About a week ago, California Globe launched a marketing effort in which anyone could request a free bumper sticker. The sticker reads “Poverty is deadlier than Coronavirus.”...

CNN, California Falsely Claim that 1,255 Elon Musk Provided Ventilators Never Reached Hospitals

April 16, 2020 5:10 pmApril 17, 2020 2:22 pm

Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk was accused of not delivering promised ventilators to hospitals across California by CNN and state officials Thursday, prompting Musk to provide clear evidence that hospitals received them over a week ago. Musk’s ventilator donation...

CA Globe Exposes Proposed Sportfishing Shutdown, Now Being Walked Back by State and News Media

April 10, 2020 9:49 amApril 10, 2020 9:51 am

This week, California Globe reported that Charles Bonham, director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife was proposing to postpone the sportfishing season through May in rural areas, and credited the Sacramento Bee with first reporting the story. The government’s...

Backlog of Coronavirus Tests Reduced by Two-Thirds

April 4, 2020 6:15 pmApril 5, 2020 11:05 am

During a press conference on Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the state had cut down the backlog of COVID-19 coronavirus tests by two-thirds. State officials confirmed that the number of people awaiting test results dropped from 60,000 to 13,000....

The New Power of Incumbency: How COVID-19 Has Changed Voters’ Expectations for Politicians

April 2, 2020 3:06 pmApril 2, 2020 3:25 pm

Since 1964, voters have returned their incumbent representative to Washington 93 percent of the time. In recent years, however, the advantage typically belonged to the outsider candidate, the person vowing to drain the swamp from the state capital to Washington,...