Opinion – Page 3 – California Globe

Canadian Woman Violently Expressed Opinion On Donald Trump and ICE – and Now She’s Being Deported

July 16, 2026 7:00 amJuly 16, 2026 7:01 am

I will never understand why some people need to go to absolute extremes to express their opinion against someone. We’ve seen it countless times, from protests against ICE to full-on brawls between political parties in a number of locations. I’m not even...

Another California Rail Disaster: Over $1 Billion Per Mile for LAX SkyLink, Contractor Sues City

July 15, 2026 12:44 pmJuly 15, 2026 12:44 pm

California taxpayers are once again footing the bill for another Democrat-led rail fiasco, this time at Los Angeles International Airport, where the long-delayed SkyLink Automated People Mover (APM)—just 2.25 miles of elevated track—has ballooned to over $3.3 billion in costs,...

Tone Deaf Gavin Newsom Avoiding ‘Uncomfortable Truths’ of His Own Making

July 15, 2026 6:30 amJuly 16, 2026 6:29 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s disconnect and lack of self-awareness is stunning. He just gave a little talk at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials event, whining incessantly about “the concentration of wealth, the stagnation of wages for...

Another Month, Another Onslaught of Municipal Tax and Fee Increases Across Arizona

July 13, 2026 2:11 pmJuly 14, 2026 8:42 pm

“Arizona taxpayers can’t catch a break from their local governments,” writes Miley Gaines of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. From water rates and utility bills to property taxes and sales taxes, city councils and town leaders have spent the last...

Newsom’s ‘First in the Nation’ Fast Food Council Hasn’t Met in Two Years Despite Million-Dollar Budget

July 13, 2026 11:18 amJuly 14, 2026 10:00 am

California’s much-hyped “first in the nation” Fast Food Council has achieved something truly impressive: it has managed to do next to nothing for nearly two full years while still cashing taxpayer checks. The council, tasked with “giving workers a voice”...

The Latino Vote Revolts

July 13, 2026 6:00 amJuly 13, 2026 6:01 am

I recently joined my dear friend A.J. Rice on his new show, Dangerous Laughter. It’s a cutting edge example of new media that A.J. describes as, “political satire with a spine.” Somewhere between the laughs, the history lessons, and AJ’s...

Sacramento’s Sanctuary Law Is Also a Housing Policy

July 10, 2026 7:34 amJuly 10, 2026 7:34 am

I arrived in California in 1990 with a high and tight haircut, a criminal justice degree from Northeastern, and the kind of optimism the state doesn’t sell anymore. Home prices in Los Angeles County ran roughly three times the median...