Opinion – Page 16 – California Globe

Classrooms First: California Must Stop Feeding Bureaucracy and Start Funding Teachers and Students

April 8, 2026 9:00 amApril 8, 2026 9:01 am

California pours enormous resources into public education from Transitional Kindergarten through community college, the TK-14 system. Proposition 98 guarantees roughly $125.5 billion in recent years for TK-12 and community colleges, with total TK-12 spending (all sources) approaching $149 billion annually....

The Inconvenient Truth About Fraud in Los Angeles

April 8, 2026 7:22 amApril 8, 2026 7:29 am

I first set foot in Los Angeles in 1990 with a fresh degree from Northeastern University and a level of optimism that only a kid from Stamford, Connecticut could carry. The city felt electric and the economy was humming along....

Sanctuary Policies Must Be Challenged By All Means

April 7, 2026 2:20 pmApril 7, 2026 2:20 pm

The concept of Sanctuary City and Sanctuary State, which maliciously limit a jurisdiction’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, represents a profound betrayal of civil society’s foundational principles: uniform rule of law, public safety, and responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources. These...

Insurance Companies Aren’t Fleeing California – They’re Being Driven Out by a State That Refuses to Do Its Job

April 7, 2026 1:21 pmApril 7, 2026 1:21 pm

California is the world’s fourth-largest economy, a magnet for every industry that values growth, innovation, and customers. Insurance companies are no exception. They are sophisticated financial powerhouses staffed with armies of lawyers, accountants, and actuaries who know how to price...

60 Minutes Catches Up to Years of Warnings on the High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

April 7, 2026 1:03 pmApril 7, 2026 5:47 pm

While 60 Minutes this week shocked some national viewers by revealing that California’s high-speed rail project could now cost $126 billion to link Los Angeles and San Francisco — more than triple the $33 billion voters approved in 2008 —...

DEFUND THE CHAOS: Congress Finally Pulls the Pin on Sanctuary City Funding

April 6, 2026 1:00 pmApril 6, 2026 1:01 pm

Here is a civics lesson your senator apparently cannot grasp: if a city refuses to cooperate with federal immigration law, it should not receive federal money. Enter H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, advanced 22-11 by the House...

California’s Bloated Bureaucracy: 518 Agencies, 25% More Employees & 48% Spending Surge as Population Growth Remains Flat

April 4, 2026 2:36 pmApril 4, 2026 2:36 pm

While California’s population has barely budged — growing a measly 0.4% over the last decade — the state’s government machine has exploded. The number of state employees has surged 24.5%, adding roughly 47,000 to 49,000 new workers and bringing the total...