Thomas Buckley, Author at California Globe

OPINION: The Nation Needs Newsom vs. DeSantis in 2024

January 21, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 19, 2023 4:05 pm

For all the tumult of today, we as a nation are merely dithering around the edges of the most critical question of our times – do we stop or go? Does America go down the path of cultural least resistance...

California’s Water Now Less Racist Thanks to New Racial Equity Action Plan

January 19, 2023 4:07 pmJanuary 21, 2023 7:56 am

Save for the single member of the general public who spoke on the matter, the staff of, stakeholders in, and board of California’s Water Resource Control Board Wednesday heaped praise on the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWCRB) first ever...

California’s Anti-Racist Water Plan

January 16, 2023 2:37 amJanuary 15, 2023 12:58 pm

As of this coming Wednesday, water will no longer be racist because that’s when the California State Water Resources Control Board will discuss its 2023-2025 Racial Equity Action Plan. On the 18th, the Board will discuss – but will not...

AG Rob Bonta Lets Gascon Minion Slide

January 12, 2023 3:05 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:40 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a close political ally of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, has taken a pass on filing charges against Gascon’s Chief of Staff Joseph Iniguez. Iniguez, who made headlines for allegedly drunkenly threatening and berating...

A Visit with California’s School Counselors

January 9, 2023 5:22 pmJanuary 10, 2023 8:02 am

Part Two of the “Hidden in Plain Site” Series Over the years, the position of school counselor has received its fair share of mockery. From Mr. Frond of “Bob’s Burgers” to most people having at best a fleeting memory of having...

Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Gets a Killer Boost

January 8, 2023 2:31 amJanuary 7, 2023 3:35 pm

It seems as if anything can be done – truly anything – if it is in the name of safety. From the pandemic to peanut butter, as long as a new rule, regulation, mandate, dictate is couched in the language...

Biden Administration to Re-Nominate Eric Garcetti for India Ambassador Post

January 3, 2023 4:47 pmJanuary 3, 2023 4:56 pm

In a move that could be seen as equal parts futile and cruel, the Biden Administration has announced that it plans to re-nominate former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for the Ambassadorship to India. The administration said they have confidence...