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University Of California President Michael Drake Will Step Down at End of the Academic Year

July 31, 2024 2:48 pmJuly 31, 2024 2:55 pm

University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday that he will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year after less than five years in the post. Drake, a long-time University administrator, began his career...

SF Mayor Breed Proposes Plan to Give $100 A Week to Welfare Recipients For Negative Drug Tests

July 30, 2024 1:21 pmJuly 30, 2024 1:21 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Dorsey unveiled a new proposed plan on Monday that would give select welfare recipients $100 a week for testing negative for illegal drugs. The effort amongst city leaders to...

NewsGuard Strikes Again, Threatening Free Speech

July 30, 2024 12:30 pmAugust 1, 2024 6:19 am

NewsGuard strikes again. The Globe recently reported that we, along with other online news outlets which specialize in accurate, honest news reporting, have been the target of political censorship by the U.S. Defense Department-backed, Microsoft-backed, Big Pharma-backed “NewsGuard.” The attacks...

Identity Politics: In 2020 Media Was Pushing ‘Asian American’ Kamala Harris for the Asian Vote

July 30, 2024 6:45 amJuly 30, 2024 6:46 am

This article by California Globe contributor Lionel Lee was originally published October 5, 2020, just ahead of the 2020 Presidential Election. Interestingly, it is still relevant today, nearly four years later. Lionel is republishing given its relevance. The Democratic Vice...

Healthcare Company Optum Announces SoCal Workers Layoffs

July 30, 2024 2:35 amJuly 30, 2024 2:36 am

Optum, a healthcare company and subsidiary of UnitedHealth, announced during the weekend that 364 healthcare workers in Southern California will be laid off between September and January 2025, with 525 being laid off nationwide. While in recent years the Bay...

Garvey v. Schiff: California’s 2024 U.S. Senate Race is Closer Than You Think

July 29, 2024 2:57 pmJuly 29, 2024 2:57 pm

For the last several months, polls have shown that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) has a commanding lead over former baseball star Steve Garvey (R). The first poll in March, right after the primary, had Schiff up 61% to 37%. The...

Dining on Word Salads: Is Kamala Harris Out to Lunch?

July 29, 2024 10:56 amJuly 30, 2024 12:59 pm

“Can we just be unburdened from VP Kamala Harris?” is a frequent question on X/Twitter these days. Whether the topic is electric school buses, a Venn Diagram, or the passage of time, Vice President Kamala Harris dishes up said topics...