Thomas Buckley, Author at California Globe

Eat, Pray, Crush – Garcetti’s Indian Dreams Moving Further From Reality

May 6, 2022 2:11 amMay 9, 2022 8:01 am

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s hopes of becoming the nation’s next ambassador to India appear to be, at best, on life support. The Globe has learned that on Garcetti’s recent trip to Washington, D.C., the mayor was spotted in and...

Maybe Guess Again, Lisa Bloom

May 2, 2022 4:56 pmMay 2, 2022 8:25 pm

The casting couch, the “who you know (biblically), who you don’t know,” or even the “who do I have to f*#!” concept has, as a part of getting ahead, existed, sadly, forever. The idea of lawyers playing both sides of...

Is The Left/Right Paradigm Dead?

April 30, 2022 8:24 amApril 30, 2022 9:09 am

What has been for some time a shorthand to describe general political leanings no longer applies in the current political climate, and will not in the future. Left and right lay on a linear graph built upon a certain common...

Art is Racist…According to the California Arts Council

April 19, 2022 11:55 amApril 19, 2022 12:04 pm

As we all know, everything is racist. From archaeology to zoos, the eternal scourge permeates every aspect of life. And that’s why the California Arts Council is doing something about it…or saying something about it…or at least putting words next...

LA Mayor Garcetti’s India Ambassadorship Delayed

March 13, 2022 3:37 amMarch 12, 2022 10:14 pm

We will now all get to see exactly how long Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti can hold his breath. Earlier this week, Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley asked that the confirmation process for Garcetti’s ambassadorial nomination be delayed while his...

The Expanding Housing Crisis: Affordable, Attainable, or Impossible?

March 2, 2022 6:53 amApril 3, 2022 4:23 pm

It has been said that everything starts in California. Politics, storms, vast amounts of (currently) sequestered, (always) predatory wealth, that “up at the end” accent no one can actually tolerate, etc. – all that is true. Add to that list...

LA Controller Questions Proposition HHH and High Homeless Housing Costs

February 23, 2022 4:45 pmFebruary 23, 2022 4:50 pm

Citing the high cost – both financially and in human suffering – Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin Wednesday took issue with the lack of results produced so far by the city in addressing homelessness. “Although Los Angeles has made...