Opinion – California Globe

Gov. Newsom Spending $19 Million to Polish His and California’s Image

October 28, 2026 9:33 amOctober 28, 2026 9:33 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom was heavily criticized in March for authorizing a $19 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign designed to burnish his own image and improve California’s public image as he touts California’s largess on the presidential campaign trail. “Newsom planning...

From the Cheap Seats: A Cheap Fake

October 24, 2026 6:42 amOctober 24, 2026 6:43 am

We’re coming down to the wire in the 2026 elections. For residents of Encinitas District 4, the City Council race deserves particular attention. The contest pits appointed incumbent Marco San Antonio against challenger Brad Lefkowits, an Encinitas newcomer. The choice...

The Lieutenant Governor Sits on College Boards and Should Be a Voice for Jewish Students

October 22, 2026 6:30 amOctober 22, 2026 6:32 am

There are some convictions in public life that come from policy papers. Others come from experience. My friendship with Israel and the Jewish people is deeply personal. I have traveled to Israel twice. I have walked its streets, encountered its...

Get Out of the Way San Francisco, ICE Has Work To Do

October 21, 2026 4:48 pmOctober 21, 2026 4:48 pm

On October 19, 2026, ICE agents arrested 51-year-old Salvadoran national Milton Ramos-Rodriguez on a South of Market/SoMa neighborhood sidewalk in San Francisco, and city hall responded as expected – clutching pearls and grabbing the checkbook. ICE stated that Ramos-Rodriguez had...

The Situation With Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Her Husband Just Took a Dangerous New Turn Into Fraud

October 21, 2026 8:00 amOctober 21, 2026 8:01 am

By now you’ve probably got an idea of what’s going on with the investigation against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. She’s been accused of fraudulently increasing finances for businesses owned by her husband, only to tell everyone that it was merely an oversight....

LA County Registrar Confirms California Doesn’t Verify Citizenship of Registered Voters — and Most States Don’t Either

October 21, 2026 6:01 amOctober 21, 2026 9:08 am

In a court filing that should surprise absolutely no one who has been paying attention, Los Angeles County election officials just confirmed they run their voter rolls on the honor system. They have no independent way to check whether someone...

Rioting for More… It’s Never Enough

October 20, 2026 8:00 amOctober 20, 2026 10:09 am

More is never enough for the left. We are watching in real time what the left plans for the U.S. if DSA radicals are allowed into government. You import the third world, you become the third world. We see it...