Opinion Archives - Page 24 of 34

McClatchy Bankruptcy Backstories

February 19, 2020 2:34 amFebruary 20, 2020 2:17 pm

Last week the McClatchy newspaper chain filed for bankruptcy, ending family control of the nation’s second-largest news company. Writers for the chain’s flagship Sacramento Bee cited the $4.4 billion acquisition of the Knight-Ridder chain in 2006, and the woes of...

California Reps. Adam Schiff and Zoe Lofgren, Chosen by Speaker Pelosi as House Impeachment Managers

January 15, 2020 8:18 pmJanuary 17, 2020 8:03 am

“When someone is impeached, they are always impeached,” California Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said about the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the House. “It cannot be erased.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) named the lawmakers who will serve...

Sonoma County Swings and Misses on Homeless Solution

January 14, 2020 3:48 pmJanuary 14, 2020 4:50 pm

The presence of a couple hundred filthy, trench-footed, poop-flinging thieves and a horde of disease-ridden rats probably makes for a less than pleasant bicycle ride. For one brief moment it appeared as though someone was ready to treat California’s...

Will Federal Government Catch Up to California’s Data Privacy Law?

December 30, 2019 2:38 pmDecember 30, 2019 2:56 pm

Special to California Globe by Julio Rivera. In mere hours from now, a new and groundbreaking piece of legislation will go into effect in the State of California and the entire nation will be watching. The California Consumer Privacy Act...

The Virtues of ‘Gifting’ American History Education

December 15, 2019 6:08 amDecember 15, 2019 7:57 am

Special to the California Globe by Emilie Kefalas If you don’t have a child in public schools in California, you might not be aware of the dramatic — some might even say radical — shift in the curriculum content in...

Executive Director of LA Homeless Services Brags Of Success Before Resigning In Middle Of An Epidemic

December 10, 2019 10:31 amDecember 10, 2019 12:50 pm

Executive Director Peter Lynn of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority stepped down last week as homelessness explodes in the nation’s second-largest city. However, his resignation was not a result of his failed efforts in fighting the crisis; it was...

Elk Grove High School Student Says Masked Assailant Attacked Her for Being Muslim

December 9, 2019 9:44 amDecember 9, 2019 10:56 am

Last week in Elk Grove, California, Pleasant Grove High School student Sabah Elias, 17, told her parents a “person” wearing a mask attacked her for being a Muslim, then threw a bucket of water at her. School officials reported the...