by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe ‘We won’t be intimidated by this brazen political stunt,” Gov. Newsom says Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) sent a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, after the Trump Administration notified California that it is not meeting its environmental [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe Gov. Newsom: ‘The President could learn from California’ President Donald Trump is expected to revoke a rule that allowed California to set its own tougher vehicle emissions standards than those required by the federal government. California has relied on [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe ‘The Dem led Legislature is dismantling our ability to produce food in Calif by passing #SB1’ “Last night, California’s Legislature said ‘no to future-oriented water policy including new environmental protections and ‘yes’ to an outdated regulatory system and business [...]
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel The ballot initiative regarding the National Popular Vote compact is officially on the 2020 ballot, so the campaign begins, both sides preparing to spend a small fortune to convince voters to change — or not change — the Electoral College. Colorado’s initiative process [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe California could be facing a serious real estate crisis if homeowners insurance is not available The number of California’s rural homeowners dropped by insurance companies is up to nearly 350,000 in just four years, the Fresno Bee reported this [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe State Legislature has passed mandates for ending the use of natural gas A press conference Tuesday by the California Business Roundtable had state, labor leaders and the business community there to call upon Governor Gavin Newsom to support a [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe AB 1080 and SB 54 appear to be half-baked and may be shelved First California legislators came for our cigarettes, and banned smoking indoors and in public parks. Then they banned plastic bags, foie gras and shark fin soup. [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe California Campaign Operations Director Job Posting in Steyer Campaign Latecomer Democratic Presidential candidate Tom Steyer is looking for California campaign staffers. And he’s so concerned about diversity, equity, and inclusion, he uses the acronym “(DEI)” in the advertisement. Billionaire [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe CG Water Series: Where is California’s water going? Playing water war games with the people’s water is getting old in California. The winter of 2019 brought 200 percent of average rains and snow pack. Yet the state is still [...]
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As appearing in the California Globe First High Speed Rail Authority removed docs, now the Department of Corrections joins the anti-transparency club Last week California Globe reported that thousands of pages of public records were removed from the highly controversial California High Speed Rail Authority [...]
