Opinion – Page 2 – California Globe

Gavin Newsom’s Vanity is Costing California Taxpayers $2.6 Million Annually

October 16, 2026 8:37 amOctober 19, 2026 7:27 am

Last month, the Globe reported on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “state funded news” – Assembly Bill 2222 offers tax incentives to local news outlets that hire qualifying journalists in California. It is state funded news, meant to report favorably on the governor....

Your Kid’s Video Games Aren’t the Problem – Tuning Them Out Might Be

October 9, 2026 4:30 pmOctober 9, 2026 4:30 pm

Every time a new study about teens and screens hits the news, the same conversation starts about how screens has a negative impact. But as someone who grew up around screens and now works with young people on their mental...

The Bullet Train’s Cash Clock: Funding Could Run Out by December 2027

October 9, 2026 10:00 amOctober 10, 2026 7:03 am

A project budget is only as honest as what it leaves out. California’s high-speed rail authority is learning that in public, because the state’s own inspector general says the agency could exhaust its funding as soon as December 2027 if...

Does ‘Medicare for All’ Promote the Common Good?

October 7, 2026 7:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 7:01 pm

The following is a statement made by Xavier Becerra regarding his long-term policy goals from earlier this year (2026): “I have been a supporter of ‘Medicare for All’ for more than 30 years. We can deliver real relief now while...

California’s Long-Awaited Investigation Into the LA Fires Reveals a Shattered Command-and-Intelligence System

October 7, 2026 7:00 amOctober 7, 2026 11:02 am

There is a remarkable contradiction emerging from the official investigation of the January 2025 Los Angeles fires. California has now documented a response system plagued by fractured command, delayed evacuations, conflicting maps, missed intelligence and profound failures of situational awareness....

California Is Already Holding the Democrats’ 2028 Primary

October 6, 2026 4:37 pmOctober 6, 2026 4:37 pm

Washington pundits talk about the coming fight between the Democratic Party’s socialist insurgents and its establishment as if it were a 2028 event. Californians don’t have to wait. The fight is on our ballots right now, and early voting has...

White House Calls LA Times ‘Buffoons’ as Selectively Edited Trump Clip Fuels Manufactured Outrage

October 6, 2026 12:54 pmOctober 6, 2026 12:57 pm

The Democratic outrage machine went into overdrive Monday night and Tuesday after Democratic politicians, their sycophants, and major outlets selectively edited President Donald Trump’s Nebraska rally remarks. They stripped out the context—the cost of the Iran war and the threat of...