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Only 31% of Californians Want to Keep Paying for High-Speed Rail Project
A new poll suggests that only 31% of registered voters in California want to keep paying for the California High-Speed Rail project, the “bullet train” that Gov. Jerry Brown sees as a major legacy project to fight climate change. The USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times poll asked 835 respondents whether they supported or opposed the project, and […]
Campaigns Try to Fool California Voters
Politics – the means by which we govern ourselves – can be a positive, even uplifting human enterprise. Too often, however, political tactics are based on the cynical assumption that voters can be easily fooled and the current election season is, unfortunately, rife. Take, for example, the television ads that Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the leading […]
Tech backlash roils San Francisco politics
The Seattle City Council’s interest in imposing an unusual “head tax” on large employers based on their number of employees won international headlines this month after giant online retailer Amazon protested by freezing a plan to add 1 million square feet in office space in the city. After proponents associated with Seattle unions and progressive groups agreed […]
Cap-and-Trade Math Not Adding Up
As California accelerates its efforts to reduce greenhouses gases over the next decade, experts are pointing to vulnerabilities in its celebrated cap-and-trade system, weaknesses that could make the state’s goals difficult — even impossible — to reach. Cap and trade, featuring a market where permission to pollute is bought and sold, is a key mechanism […]
CA Democrats Pushing to Give Illegal Adults Full Health Care Benefits
California Democrats are reportedly pushing to give full healthcare benefits to illegal immigrant adults, which would mean that the Golden State not only may have to raise taxes but will also be a magnet for even more illegal immigrants. According to a Monday Politico report, state Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) is leading the charge by […]
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Gov. Brown’s May Revise Shows No Need for Gas Tax Increase
The first takeaway from Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revision of his budget for 2018-19 is that California didn’t need that $5.5 billion yearly gas-tax increase the Legislature passed last year. The proposal shows we have $8 billion in revenues in excess of projections. In one area I persistently agree with Gov. Brown, “Despite strong fiscal health in the short […]
I’m waiting for the apology
I’m waiting for the apology. I love it when liberals who are so damn sure President Trump is about to destroy the world, and it turns out they’re dead wrong. It’s even more fun when their heads explode because their handwringing proves to be nothing more than cynical tactics designed to scare people. In […]
Political Means versus Economic Means
March 30 marks the anniversary of the birth of someone who introduced a crucial distinction in understanding political reality – sociologist Franz Oppenheimer. In The State, he contrasted the “political means” and the “economic means.” There are two fundamentally opposed means whereby man…is impelled to obtain the necessary means for satisfying his desires. These are work […]
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Trump’s and Obama’s Syrian Policies Compared – Jim Lacy on Australia’s “Weekend Breakfast”
In this video clip of an interview airing in Australia on April 15, California Political Review publisher Jim Lacy explains the policy behind President Trump’s successful strike on Syria and compares it to Obama’s failed policies.
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Nancy Pelosi Facts
California’s Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader in the House who represents a San Francisco Congressional District, is 77 years old. She will be 78 on March 28, 2018. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended college on the East Coast. She served as Speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011. A CBS News […]
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University of Southern California president to step down in wake of scandal
The president of University of Southern California is resigning after criticism over the school’s handling of complaints that a campus health clinic gynecologist sexually abused his patients during pelvic exams, the school said on Friday. C.L. Max Nikias will step down after serving as the school’s president for nearly eight years, the university’s executive committee […]
Scooter Companies Have Two Weeks to Get Off the Streets of San Francisco
The City of San Francisco has left scooter ridesharing companies no choice but to get off the streets and apply for a permit. A joint ruling was issued today by the City Attorney of San Francisco, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and San Francisco Public Works (SFMTA), according to the San Francisco Examiner. It orders the startups—the […]
Majority of California voters want to repeal gas tax increase, poll finds
As a new poll found a majority of California voters want to repeal increases to the state’s gas tax and vehicle fees, Gov. Jerry Brown has begun campaigning to preserve them, arguing the sacrifice is needed to fix long-neglected roads and bridges and improve mass transit. Repeal of the higher taxes and fees was supported […]
California school spending grows at fastest pace in the U.S.
Few monetary issues draw more emotion or scrutiny than the ups and downs of government’s educational expenses. This year, the heated “invest in our kids” debate has rattled state capitols across the nation as teachers in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona walked out of classrooms and headed to picket lines and rallies to […]
Carlsbad Joins Revolt Against California’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Laws
The coastal city of Carlsbad joined over a dozen other local governments Monday in formally opposing California’s “sanctuary state” laws, and supporting the federal government’s lawsuit to overturn them. The Los Angeles Times reports: Carlsbad’s City Council waded into the national “sanctuary state” issue Monday evening, voting 4-1 to back the federal government’s lawsuit against California. They […]
