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Brian Jones spending taxpayer funds for ads during election campaign
State Senator Brian Jones is spending taxpayer funds on ads and promotional events of himself during an election campaign. State Senator Brian Jones, a Republican candidate for Congress in San Diego County’s hotly contested 50th District, has used taxpayer funds to distribute announcements, host promotional events, and blitz social media with targeted advertisements in the […]
The Many Flaws of Prop. 13, the 2020 Impostor
A couple of months ago, this column sounded the alarm concerning the big statewide school bond on the March 2020 ballot. Voters have already started casting their ballots on this measure, ironically identified as Proposition 13 (2020). Unlike the beneficial Prop. 13 from 1978, this Prop. 13 is a huge $15 billion statewide school bond […]
California’s Poorly Designed “Gig-Work” Law Already Having Unintended Consequences
Last year California passed a new law, known generally as AB5, designed to classify independent contractors as full employees, a status that brings associated protections under California law. The law was designed to go after Uber and Lyft, whose business model depends on drivers working as independent contractors, but it was too broad in scope, threatening […]
Tax Measures Everywhere — For What Purposes?
The coming March 3 California primary election is not simply about the presidential contest and legislative races, it’s also about taxes—big time. Voters will decide on a record 231 local tax and bond measures (backed by taxes) across the state. The California Taxpayers Association amassed a listing of the 231 measures, which cover the gambit from general […]
Fighting the One-Party State at the Local Level in California
It isn’t a partisan observation to say that California is a one-party state. It’s just stating a fact. The Democratic Party controls all the levers of political power in California. Consider the evidence: GOP registration is down to 23 percent of registered voters. There is a Democratic “mega-majority” (75% or more) in both chambers of the […]
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‘Hidden Truths Stripped From the National Dialogue’ – The president’s power over foreign policy
From the book “Hidden Truths Stripped From the National Dialogue” by Bruce Herschensohn MOST OFTEN REPORTED AND TAUGHT: “IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THE PRESIDENT TO KEEP NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETS FROM THE CONGRESS” THE TRUTH: THE SUPREME COURT WROTE DIFFERENTLY The most pertinent excerpts follow from the decision of United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation in […]
Why Libertarians Are Unwitting Enablers of Socialism
“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves […]
What a Schiff Show
Look who’s colluding now. The New York Times just published a bombshell: Adam Schiff’s office met with the whistleblower prior to the complaint being filed, helped shepherd him through the process the way Schiff’s team wanted, and then played dumb and subpoenaed for the complaint they knew had been filed because they were part of […]
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Homelessness Epidemic – New Poll Reveals Rising Public Anger of L.A. Residents
Sixty-three percent of Los Angeles County residents believe “homeless” people should not be allowed to degrade residential and business property and sleep in streets. Sixty-five percent believe police should be more involved with “homeless” in cleaning up streets and addressing broader health crisis. FINALLY a relevant poll from LA Times. California’s “homeless” crisis will not […]
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Big grove of old-growth Santa Cruz redwoods saved
Blue marks remain on several trees sitting among a tangle of forest litter and towering redwoods in Cascade Creek canyon in the Santa Cruz Mountains — an indication that they were once the target of loggers. The paint, along with numerous, weathered springboard notches cut by lumberjacks into what are now stumps, are reminders of […]
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California to allow voters to switch party registration on Election Day
California’s governor signed a bill last week that allows state residents to switch their party affiliation on Election Day, a change expected to increase primary election participation. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the bill Thursday, allowing voters to fill out a short form at any point in the last two weeks before an […]
SF Mayor Received Gift From Corruption Probe Target
Mayor London Breed admitted to letting former Public Works chief Mohammed Nuru pay about $5,600 for expenses involving repairs to her car — a gift the mayor said she wasn’t required to disclose because the two had dated and been friends for decades. Breed disclosed her romantic relationship with Nuru in an explosive online post Friday […]
Here’s What President Mike Bloomberg Would Mean for California
Mike Bloomberg would give California a centrist president from the tech world, someone who prides himself as a pragmatic decision maker guided by hard data and not political expediency. After 12 years as mayor of New York, Bloomberg has faced the problems that plague urban areas like the Bay Area and Los Angeles. His campaign […]
L.A. County Dist. Atty. Dismisses 66,000 Marijuana Convictions
Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey on Thursday announced that she had secured the dismissal of 66,000 marijuana convictions in Los Angeles County, marking a major step in a growing national effort to undo the harsh effects of a decades-long drug war. The move, which comes years after California voters legalized weed, reverses decades of drug enforcement that disproportionately […]
California bullet train cost rises by another $1 billion
The estimated cost to complete California’s high-speed rail line rose another $1.3 billion, to $80.3 billion, while construction is on schedule to meet a 2022 deadline to have about 20% of the track laid, according to a new business plan released Wednesday. The cost bump is less than in previous years, and is mainly because […]
