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It Is Forbidden
From ketchup to construction materials, California lawmakers’ impulse to ban is inexhaustible. There is nothing so useful, so convenient, so inoffensive that it can’t be banned in California. Los Angeles, the largest city in a state that started the fast-food boom, has decided that condiment packets should be treated as a suspicious substance. They haven’t […]
The SALT Fight Is Coming To a Head
In April, this column reported on the great SALT controversy and how it impacts California taxpayers. SALT stands for “state and local taxes,” and for many years prior to President Trump’s term in office, taxpayers could deduct those taxes from their federal tax returns without limitation. But in 2017, Congress enacted Trump’s tax reform, which […]
Drought Has Big Impacts on California Agriculture
IN SUMMARY: California’s serious and prolonged drought is having serious and prolonged impacts on California’s agricultural industry, the nation’s largest. As California experiences a second year of drought, with no end in sight, the effects on California’s largest-in-the-nation agricultural industry are profound and perhaps permanent. State and federal water agencies have cut deliveries to some […]
The U.S. Imposes Travel Restrictions in Response to New COVID-19 Variant. Again.
The U.S. is once again imposing travel restrictions to stem the spread of yet another COVID-19 variant. Today, travel restrictions snap into place for noncitizens traveling by air from South Africa and seven other African countries in response to the spread of the newly discovered omicron variant in that region. This new variant was discovered by South African […]
Metro Riders Cite Rise in Crime
As ridership rebounds, reports of violence, including five killings, are up even from pre-pandemic levels. As she waited for a Metro train in Hollywood, Maritza Mancilla shielded herself behind the escalator bringing passengers down into the fluorescent-lighted underground. She wanted to see the newcomers before they could see her. The 55-year-old, who relies on public […]
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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 […]
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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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California Crime Crackdown Inevitable in 2022
Commentary A crime wave is stalking California. Some of the latest in a long line of incidents: The Seasons 52 restaurant at South Coast Plaza was held up. Thieves attacked Louis Vuitton and Sacks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, smashing windows but unable to get inside. In Walnut Creek, a flash mob of 80 thieves robbed a Nordstrom […]
Hundreds of San Diego Police Officers Unvaccinated as City prepares To Impose Mandate
The city plans to send notices of termination to employees who are not in compliance SAN DIEGO — Brandon Gibson knows just how serious COVID-19 is. He beat back the disease two months ago. “It kicked my butt,” he said. Yet he quit the San Diego police force earlier this month after 10 years because he is […]
Black Friday ‘Flash Mob’ Robberies Put LAPD on Tactical Alert
Los Angeles police late Friday were on citywide tactical alert after a wave of smash-and-grab “flash mob” robberies at high-end stores. And in Lakewood, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives were investigating a possible smash-and-grab robbery at a Home Depot after people stormed into the store Friday night and fled with sledgehammers and bolt cutters, according […]
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 […]
