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Reform CA Files Ethics Complaint Against Lorena Gonzalez Over ‘Employment Negotiations’ as Next Labor Leader
Watchdog group demands immediate resignation of Assemblywoman Gonzalez The California Labor Federation, one of the largest and most influential union groups in California, voted to recommend Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) as their next leader on Tuesday in a non-binding vote, the Globe just reported Wednesday. Politico ran a story late Tuesday night confirming “employment negotiations” […]
Undermining Pension Reform
The Biden administration tries to deny California transit aid because the state reduced public-worker retirement benefits eight years ago. The Biden administration is trying to prohibit California from receiving billions of dollars in new federal aid because, the administration claims, the state’s 2013 Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) denied workers the right to bargain […]
Can Taxpayers Be Grateful This Thanksgiving?
As inflation takes a bigger bite out of your turkey than you do, it may be hard to find reasons to be grateful. But the truth is we still have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Here’s a few reasons why. In the Legislature, success is often measured not in how many pro-taxpayer bills […]
George Gascón’s Policies Endanger Public Safety
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has enthusiastically embraced radical, pro-criminal, anti-law enforcement policies to fulfill his misguided and dangerous ideology. His policies have ratcheted down punishment to its bare minimum and significantly reduced the prosecution of crime. Murders, gang shootings, organized theft and crime rates have skyrocketed. Gascón’s destructive policies are not only […]
Bubble Watch: Investors are 51% of Southern California’s Homebuying Surge
Median price paid by local investors? $898,000 “Bubble Watch” digs into trends that may indicate economic and/or housing market troubles ahead. Buzz: Half of Southern California’s homebuying surge this summer can be tied to a big jump in the purchasing pace by investors. Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed Redfin estimates of investor activity locally and in 40 major metropolitan […]
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Life on the American River
…the colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, are also on the faces, of people going by,I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do, they’re really saying, I love you…– What a Wonderful World, sang by Louis Armstrong in 1967 The American River runs through the heart of Sacramento, from the bedroom […]
‘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 […]
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64% Say “No!” On Sirhan Parole!
64% say “No!” to California Governor Gavin Newsom approving a parole recommendation to give freedom to Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan in a new scientific poll of California’s likely voters just released this afternoon. Sirhan has been granted parole by a California board and now the panel’s decision faces a review that will require the Governor’s approval to […]
Cali-Culture
Explore OC: Newport’s Back Bay is a paradise for birds, plants and people
A wake of turkey vultures sit in a dead tree, the prickly pear cactus are blooming on the bluffs above and herons pick through the marsh grass feeding on small fish and critters. Not too far away, cyclists, hikers and runners circle them all on the 10.5 miles of trail that is part of one […]
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Nordstrom at Westfield Topanga Mall Hit In Latest Rash of Flash Mob Robberies
A Canoga Park mall was the scene of a flash mob-style robbery Wednesday night, similar to one pulled off at the Grove earlier this week. Around 7 p.m., three to five suspects entered a Nordstrom in the Westfield Topanga mall and stole nearly $25,000 worth of designer bags, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. […]
No Chicken Patties For Lunch? Southern California Schools Grapple With Supply-Chain Shortages
Supply chain issues are forcing Southern California school districts to reimagine their menus to compensate for current and expected shortages of popular food items. Hamburgers. Chicken patties. These and other lunchtime staples have been increasingly difficult to come by lately. With labor shortages worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, the food production and distribution industries are hurting, and bottlenecks at […]
‘It’s Extremely Alarming’: Sacramento-Area Police Prepare Against Theft as Black Friday Nears
A string of recent smash-and-grab thefts at luxury stores in the Bay Area and Southern California has Sacramento-area law enforcement preparing for Black Friday and forming strategies to thwart similar brazen crimes on one of the busiest weekends of the holiday shopping season. Officers, some of them undercover, will flood retail areas like the Roseville […]
Armed Suspects Rob Diners in Seasons 52 Restaurant Patio at South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa police are searching for robbers – at least one with a handgun – who ran onto the patio of the Seasons 52 restaurant at South Coast Plaza at dinnertime, ordered everyone to get down, and then stole a purse before fleeing Monday night, Nov. 22, authorities and witnesses said. Police received calls about […]
‘Flash Mob’ Loots California Nordstrom, At Least Two people Arrested
At least two people were arrested at gunpoint after a flash mob of shoplifters robbed a California department store late Saturday night, a report said. The incident happened at the Walnut Creek Nordstrom store, according to NBC Bay Area reporter Jodi Hernandez. Some two dozen cars blocked the street as throngs of robbers rushed the store, made off […]
