Thomas Buckley, Author at California Globe

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Smash and Grab, Organized Looting, Shoplifting, and Personal Theft Crimes

May 15, 2022 2:41 amMay 14, 2022 4:52 pm

California makes international news almost every day. In the past it was mostly about Hollywood, Silicon Valley, the great weather, or some wacky new trend like intimate suntanning. But now the Golden State is known worldwide as a place to...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Future Political Aspirations

May 13, 2022 2:30 amMay 12, 2022 7:52 pm

A politician’s life is fraught with potential conflicts of interest, from a mundane city council dilemma such as “every road in the city is about to get re-paved and my neighbors have asked me to make sure our street goes...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About the Gascon and Boudin Recalls

May 12, 2022 2:16 amMay 12, 2022 7:48 am

At a local level, District Attorneys in California arguably have more power to impact day to day lives and events than does the Attorney General. And nowhere have we seen the impact of this direct influence more than in Los...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Defending Laws They Disagree With

May 11, 2022 9:27 amMay 12, 2022 3:42 pm

In the course of doing every job, there are times when one would strongly not wish to perform an assigned task. If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant and been told to clean out the filters above the ovens and...

OPINION: Wither Eric?

May 11, 2022 6:10 amMay 11, 2022 6:25 am

Now that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination to be the next ambassador to India has gone up in smoke… Oops – technically that hasn’t happened yet. Of course, the same thing can be said for the sun setting this...

What the Attorney General Candidates Are Saying About Props 47 and 57

May 10, 2022 2:20 amMay 10, 2022 7:21 am

Over the course of the coming week, the California Globe will be presenting a question and answer series with candidates running to become the state’s next Attorney General. This is Part ll. Part l is linked below. Without question, the public...

What the Candidates for California Attorney General Are Saying About Defund the Police, Restorative Justice

May 9, 2022 2:20 amMay 10, 2022 6:15 am

Over the course of the coming week, the California Globe will be presenting a question and answer series with candidates running to become the state’s next Attorney General. We hope you find this informative. As California’s chief law enforcement office,...