Just How Patriotic is California Compared to Other 49 States?
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt The Fourth of July…
A Look at the California Research Bureau
The California Research Bureau, which is a part of the California State Library, is a hidden gem on the fifth…
LA’s Purple Line Subway Expansion: Under a Public School, Through Methane Zone and Abandoned Oil Wells
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expanding a line of the Los Angeles subway system directly beneath the…
Sen. Wiener’s SB 50 is Back; Will Strip Zoning and Land-Use Requirements From Any Type of Housing
Unable to accept the killing of his controversial housing/zoning bill SB 50, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has found the…
A Look at the Commission on State Mandates
California’s Commission on State Mandates derives its power from Article XIII B, Section 6 of the California Constitution, Article 13B…
California’s Dying GOP Needs a New, Living Political Platform
As a statewide political force, California’s Republican Party is dead. Sure, there are isolated pockets of GOP power; the State-of-Jefferson…
The ‘Right To Choose’ Does not Apply to Childhood Vaccinations Under Senate Bill 276
A five-hour hearing Thursday in the Assembly Health Committee on another vaccination bill, SB 276 by Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento),…
Record Public Safety and Judicial Pork Barrel Projects in California’s Largest State Budget
California’s largest state budget ever — $215 billion — is larded with a record number of local pork-barrel projects injected by individual…
Gov. Newsom’s ‘Conformity’ Tax Proposal Cherry-Picking Changes to Federal Law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed state budget contains more than $2 billion in new state taxes, even with $21 billion…
California Collusion Crusader
As Katy Grimes reported, California Democrat Eric Swalwell has been on a gun-control crusade, calling for a total ban on…