Ken Kurson, Author at California Globe

Twitter Bans Alex Berenson for Covid Wrongthink

August 29, 2021 6:21 amMarch 29, 2022 7:10 am

The former New York Times journalist and multiple best-selling New York Times author Alex Berenson has been permanently banned from Twitter. Berenson has become well known for his contrarian opinions about COVID-19. In general, he is a vaccine skeptic and...

YouTube Double Censors Gavin Newsom Critic

August 24, 2021 10:47 amMarch 29, 2022 7:00 am

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was updated on Friday, Aug 27 at 11:15 PST to include comment from YouTube. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Errol Webber shot the Oscar-winning “Music By Prudence,” about...

Who is Gage Skidmore and why are his photos all over California Globe?

August 24, 2021 7:30 amMarch 29, 2022 7:01 am

Gage Skidmore has been photographing noteworthy figures in politics and entertainment in and around California for the last 12 years. He’s a skilled shooter with a knack for eking out those moments of real emotion when a celebrity is delivering...

Adam Laxalt Event Draws National Attention, Including from California Bigs

August 10, 2021 3:15 pmMarch 29, 2022 6:44 am

It’s in the blood. But is it in the cards? Adam Laxalt is the grandson of former US Senator Paul Laxalt (R-NV). And he’s actually the son of former US Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). Though Adam was raised by his...

CalMatters Lectures Globe on Who’s Allowed to Practice Journalism

March 29, 2021 10:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:36 pm

There’s an alarming trend occurring in journalism right now. Woke scolds are no longer content simply to fire those with forbidden points of view. They also want the power to decide who is entitled to call himself a journalist. The...

Sheldon Adelson, 87, has died

January 12, 2021 1:00 pmNovember 4, 2022 7:24 am

Sheldon Adelson was very good to me and to my family. But that’s not what made him a giant of a man. What made him special, maybe even unique in the annals of American business, was the sheer force of...

Gov. Newsom Order on Singing at Gatherings Hits a High C of Ridiculousness

October 18, 2020 12:08 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:36 pm

California Globe’s story last week about the governor’s new order—which limits gatherings to three households, under two hours, and with no singing—has become one of the most read stories (and especially tweeted) in this site’s history. One of the most...