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2022, The Year of Diversions: Gov. Newsom Clings to Covid Powers, Climate Lies, and More

December 31, 2022 2:30 amJanuary 3, 2023 7:47 am

Instead of an overview of the year that was 2022, I thought I’d re-post important California Globe headlines and the links to the articles. These story headlines tell us all what really happened in 2022 in California – politics, spending,...

Wither 2022?

December 30, 2022 4:14 pmDecember 30, 2022 4:16 pm

Before wishing all a Happy a New Year, it seems to make sense to look back at what we all have to be grateful for from 2022. Of course, first and foremost, there was…um…well…Wait! I got it! There was that...

How to Use the Table of Sections Affected

December 30, 2022 7:32 amDecember 30, 2022 7:33 am

According to the Office of Legislative Counsel, which produces the legislative publications, the Table of Sections Affected (often referred to as “TOSA”) is an index of each section of California’s Constitution, as well as the 29 California Codes, and even...

Historical Sacramento Statue of Local Cattle Rancher Decapitated

December 29, 2022 9:07 amDecember 29, 2022 2:56 pm

The statue of George Swanston, a 19th-century northern California cattleman, and meat-packing businessman, was decapitated Monday in the Sacramento neighborhood of Land Park. Vandals removed the head from the historic memorial statue to Charles Swanston, residents first reported Monday on...

San Diego State University Journalism School Promoting Online Internship for Minorities Only

December 29, 2022 7:19 amDecember 29, 2022 9:33 pm

Whites need not apply at San Diego State University. The San Diego State University journalism school is promoting online an internship for minorities only in violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a legal expert tells the California Globe. SDSU”S...

California District Attorneys Protest Bill to Decriminalize Dangerous Hallucinogenic Drugs

December 29, 2022 2:30 amDecember 28, 2022 3:20 pm

The California District Attorneys Association has issued a formal objection to State Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 58, which seeks the wholesale decriminalization of many dangerous hallucinogenic drugs. While observing that mental health and addiction crises have worsened, Sen. Wiener...

Voters Amended California’s Constitution on Personal Rights

December 28, 2022 3:36 pmDecember 28, 2022 4:03 pm

California’s voters passed Proposition 1 on the November 2022 General Election ballot. Prop. 1 was placed on the statewide ballot by Senate Constitutional Amendment 10 by Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), which was Resolution Chapter 97, Statutes of 2022, concerning reproductive...