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Proposition 19 is Latest Assault on taxpayers
The assaults on California property owners and taxpayers never stop. And once again the California Legislature has advanced a massive tax increase at the last possible moment when they thought no one was paying attention. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 11 (ACA11), approved by the California Legislature, takes away Proposition 13 protections that California families have […]
Removing School Police Could Create Liability Issues for Districts
An outgrowth of the civil rights protests that target policing is the effort to close down police presence in schools. While the resolutions ending police responsibilities at schools speak to racial concerns and alternative safety programs, ending cooperation with school police not only raises safety fears but liability issues for the school districts. School districts […]
Auditions for California Governor Are Officially Open
With little fanfare, the third attempt to recall Governor Newsom got underway on June 10th. Proponents have until November 17th to gather 2 million signed petitions, in order for 1.4 million of them to withstand verification and qualify the recall for a special election in early 2021. There isn’t a seasoned political professional anywhere who […]
John Wayne under assault by Democrats, Los Angeles Times
Earlier this week I counted nine negative stories on President Trump in the first 9 pages of the Los Angeles Times print edition. Am I surprised? No, because it is axiomatic that the main stream news media absolutely hates Donald Trump. There is simply no division of editorial bias and news reporting today in the […]
This November: The Do-Over Ballot
Label the coming election on ballot measures the Do-Over Ballot. Many of the propositions headed for the November ballot are intended to re-do previous actions taken by voters and/or legislators. Removing some property tax limits, changing other property tax rules, undoing a ban on affirmative action, toughening criminal penalties—all these ballot measures are intended to […]
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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 […]
Publisher’s Corner
Bad Apples or “Systemic Racism” in Police Departments? Well, the facts are it’s bad apples.
The main stream media has been quick to find divides and controversy about the roots of racism in statements by Trump Administration and other officials in addressing the widespread looting and violence that has sprung out of the otherwise rightful and legal public protests of the killing of George Floyd by a policeman in Minneapolis. […]
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Bald eagles are back nesting in Orange County
For the last three years, two bald eagles have landed in a north Orange County neighborhood where they have built a nest and tended to eggs in an old dead tree near a gully. As the world has grappled with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the eagles’ recent arrival has been a source of optimism and joy for […]
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Bay Area Rents Plummeted in June
Bay Area apartment rents continued to drop in June as the coronavirus kept most offices closed and layoffs mounted. One-bedroom rents fell compared to the prior year in 27 of 31 Bay Area cities tracked by Zumper, a real estate listings website. The biggest drops were concentrated in major Silicon Valley tech hubs, including Cupertino, the home of […]
Berkeley City Council passes a budget with $9.2 million cuts to police
Leaders in Berkeley passed a budget Wednesday that included a $9.2 million cut to the city’s Police Department, a sign of how swiftly the protests over George Floyd’s death have moved from streets and Twitter feeds into City Hall. Mayor Jesse Arreguín proposed the cut, just as the Oakland City Council took steps to further […]
Los Angeles Will Shrink the LAPD
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to cut hiring at the Police Department, pushing the number of sworn officers well below 10,000 and abandoning a budget priority once seen as untouchable by city leaders. Faced with a grim budget outlook and deluged by demands for reductions in police spending, the council voted 12 to […]
San Francisco rents are dropping fast as tech companies embrace remote work
New monthly data from apartment rental platform Zumper shows San Francisco rents were down nearly 12% year over year in June, making the city’s decline the largest in the nation, and a record slide for San Francisco. It’s also the second consecutive month San Francisco rental prices have dropped, says the company, which based these […]
49% surge in hospitalizations puts San Francisco on high alert
On a day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled additional restrictions for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, the city of San Francisco announced an alarming rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations that is putting new strain on an anxious health care system. Among other major developments Tuesday, the state recorded 7,820 new cases — its second […]
