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Democratic Socialist candidate Shahid Buttar is running against Pelosi again. (photo by Chris

San Francisco Civil Liberties Lawyer Shahid Buttar Running Against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

December 17, 2019 11:55 amDecember 19, 2019 8:34 am

‘The Speaker can’t likely win an election in San Francisco while doing as much as she has to support & enable our criminal president.’ San Francisco civil liberties lawyer Shahid Buttar last week formerly entered the primary race against House...

California’s 2020 Solar Home Mandate to Come into Effect in Two Weeks

December 17, 2019 6:19 amDecember 16, 2019 9:22 pm

The new building standards in California that will require solar panels for all new single-family houses and low-rise multifamily complexes will come into effect starting January 1st. Passed in 2018 by the California Energy Commission (CEC), the mandate is designed...

Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Employees Begin Week-Long Strike Across California

December 16, 2019 4:22 pm

Over 4,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health employees went on strike throughout California Monday over better working conditions, better mental health care, and reduced benefits. A strike by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) had been in the works for...

Democratic Candidates May Skip Los Angeles Debate Over Foodworkers Strike

December 16, 2019 3:13 pm

All seven candidates invited to the Democratic primary debate in Los Angeles on Thursday have announced that they may not participate due to a union strike. Warren, Sanders, and other candidates won’t cross the picket line Unite Here, a food...

The Virtues of ‘Gifting’ American History Education

December 15, 2019 6:08 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:09 am

Special to the California Globe by Emilie Kefalas If you don’t have a child in public schools in California, you might not be aware of the dramatic — some might even say radical — shift in the curriculum content in...

Republican House Leader Leader McCarthy Introduces the ‘Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019’

December 10, 2019 8:31 pmDecember 11, 2019 8:06 am

Do Americans want more affordable medication for seniors, more availability of generic and biosimilar drugs, and greater price transparency through information about drug costs available in the doctor’s office before a prescription is written? Or do Americans want fewer new...

Former California Rep. Katie Hill Plays the Victim in Her Own #MeToo Case

December 9, 2019 3:37 pmDecember 10, 2019 6:17 am

Former Rep. Katie Hill, the California Democrat who resigned following her très bizarre multi-layered sex scandal with a younger female staffer, is now presenting herself as the victim of harassment, bullying, and revenge porn in a New York Times op-ed published over...