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It’s The Private, Not Public, Sector That Will Overcome Our Challenges
Whether it is investing in infrastructure or addressing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, President Biden and the Democratic Congress continue to believe that the government is the main driver of growth and innovation. This errant belief threatens our fiscal solvency and our ability to solve the serious problems we face as a nation. Let’s start with […]
Why the Newsom Recall is Nonpartisan
If you’re searching for an accurate term to describe the Newsom recall effort, it’s not easy. With 48 percent of the electorate planning to vote for Newsom’s retirement according to the latest poll, and only 24 percent registered Republicans in California, characterizing the recall as a “Republican Recall” is inaccurate. But that’s not stopping California’s Democrats from doing […]
Keep The Process During Newsom Recall
Two important topics previously addressed by this column are the propensity of progressives to change elections rules in order to tighten their grip on political power and the question of whether Governor Gavin Newsom’s performance in office warrants his removal via recall. As to the former, the last several legislative sessions are replete with examples […]
California Respects Its Elder As the GOP Tries Suicide
In spite of the energy and enthusiasm that marked the signature-gathering phase of the effort to recall California’s clown car occupant of a Governor Gavin Newsom, there was a distinct, noticeable and troubling drop in both after the recall qualified for the ballot. Happily, that all changed on July 13th when syndicated radio host Larry […]
Can GOP Take Advantage Of California Voter Displeasure With Democrats?
Judging from the results of last November’s slate of ballot initiatives in California, one might imagine that the state is poised to make a turn to the right. California voters rebuffed one ballot attempt to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries, for example, and another to scrap the cash bail system and replace it with […]
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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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Newsom lawsuit on illegally canceling death penalty to be heard in court this August.
A civil lawsuit I have filed against Gov. Gavin Newsom for overstepping his authority with a 2019 executive order that created a moratorium on the state’s death penalty, will be heard by the Superior Court in Sacramento on August 4. The Judge will rule on mutual motions for summary adjudication filed by both myself and […]
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Mays turns 90!
To sit and talk with Willie Mays is to walk into the Polo Grounds or Candlestick Park, hang with Monte Irvin or Bobby Bonds, lose your cap running first to third, and make a basket catch or three. Willie Mays makes us young again. He makes us feel good about ourselves, our environment. He makes […]
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GOP Hopefuls Target Newsom In First Debate
Four Republicans hoping to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom if he falls in the Sept. 14 recall election took turns blaming the governor for the state’s problems during a debate peppered with vows to end pandemic-related mask mandates, enact massive tax cuts and abolish state and local sanctuary policies that offer protections for immigrants without legal […]
S.F. Exploring Requiring Vaccination Proof For Entry To Indoor Restaurants, Gyms
San Francisco is weighing a mandate that could be similar to one New York City announced on Tuesday requiring people there to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor restaurants, gyms and concerts. “We’re exploring that,” San Francisco Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said Tuesday at a news event highlighting in-home vaccination options. The city is […]
Regulators Impose Unprecedented Water Restrictions On California Farms
Amid intensifying drought, state water regulators voted Tuesday to enact a drastic emergency order that will bar thousands of Californians — primarily farmers — from using stream and river water. California’s complex water rights system is designed to allocate water use during times of shortage and such curtailments, while rare, are not unheard of. But […]
California’s 2020 Fire Siege: Wildfires By The Numbers
The most telltale number is 4.2 million. That’s the stop-in-your-tracks figure — the total acreage burned — from last year’s fire siege, the worst year in California’s long history of wildfires. 2020 was a fire year of unforgettable and awful superlatives. In the new world of mega-fires, a series of wildfires exploded late in August […]
East Bay City To Look At Allowing Undocumented Residents To Vote In Local Elections
The city of Richmond is moving ahead to explore whether it can allow undocumented residents to vote in local elections, such as school board contests. On Tuesday, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to conduct a sweeping review of the city’s charter along with legal research to determine whether it […]
