Opinion – Page 114 – California Globe

Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Campaigns

June 3, 2019 2:05 amJune 2, 2019 9:23 am

This Tuesday, voters in California’s 1st Senate District will cast ballots in a special election to replace Ted Gaines, a two-term Republican senator who gave up his seat after being elected to the California Board of Equalization. At first glance,...

Has Prop 65 Made Us Safer?

May 22, 2019 1:15 pmMay 22, 2019 1:43 pm

In 1986, 63 percent of California voters approved a ballot initiative called the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act” (California Health and Safety Code §25249.6.). It promised to protect people from unsafe drinking water and, buried in the cumbersome...

San Francisco Bosa Nova

May 21, 2019 6:11 amMay 21, 2019 10:47 am

“With the second pick in the 2019 NFL draft,” commissioner Roger Goodell said back on April 25, “the San Francisco 49ers select Nick Bosa, of Ohio State University.” The pick did not come as a surprise. In 2018, the 49ers...

Unequal Justice Under the Law in California For the Politically Connected

May 16, 2019 2:05 amMay 16, 2019 11:20 am

Californians believe in second chances. Californians also believe in having a court system that is fair and metes out equal justice equally to all. A justice system in which income, title or where your parents went to college ensures unfair...

President Kamala Harris Would Ban Your Guns

May 15, 2019 3:31 pmMay 15, 2019 3:32 pm

“When we look at the issue of assault weapons, let’s be really clear. Assault weapons are designed to kill a lot of people in a very short period of time. Let’s look at the facts: 1 in 4 police officers...

California’s Pillage People Lose Marathon Tax War

May 13, 2019 6:03 pmMay 14, 2019 11:09 am

“California wins last round of $25 million, 26-year tax fight with wealthy inventor,” read the headline on Emily Cadei’s May 13 story in the Sacramento Bee. Those who have followed the story might consider the last round a win for...

Kamala Harris Says She Would Use Executive Action to Take Gun Dealers’ Licenses Away

May 12, 2019 10:55 amMay 13, 2019 9:05 am

“Upon being elected, I will give the United States Congress a hundred days to get their act together and have the courage to pass reasonable gun safety laws,” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said in April on CNN. “And if they fail...