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California’s Questionable Swing from Budget Surplus to Budget Deficit in One Year

November 17, 2022 2:53 pmNovember 18, 2022 3:36 pm

Exactly one year ago the Globe reported, “California will have a $31 billion surplus next year,” according to the 2022-2023 California state budget Fiscal Outlook report compiled by the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The tide completely turned in one year. Wednesday,...

SF Security Officer Files Federal Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices Charges Against SEIU Union

November 16, 2022 7:22 am

Thomas Ross, a San Francisco-based security officer employed by Allied Universal, has filed charges against Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials and his employer for forcing him to join and financially support the union after he told both parties his...

How Does a Convicted Serial Arsonist Get Early Parole With 1/3 Sentence Served?

November 15, 2022 9:51 amNovember 16, 2022 12:13 pm

Politics now trump public safety and criminal law in California, and even “prevent people from going to prison.” With California suffering deadly and devastating wildfires every year, it is astonishing that Parole Commissioners with the California Department of Corrections and...

State Agency Claims Climate Change is Rapidly Accelerating in Golden State

November 14, 2022 10:04 amNovember 14, 2022 3:51 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to tout the need for drastic climate change regulations and policies. “Every Californian has suffered from the effects of record high temperatures, dry winters, prolonged drought, and proliferating wildfires in recent years,” a new climate change report says....

Gov. Newsom Relying on Politics and Deceit over CA’s High Gas Prices

November 11, 2022 9:16 amNovember 13, 2022 8:16 am

Californians pay the highest income taxes in the nation, have the highest taxes on the wealthy, highest gas taxes and highest gas prices at the pump, highest housing prices, highest energy prices, most regressive taxes hurting the poor… need we...

OPINION: Republicans Searching for Blame for the ‘Red Wave’ that Wasn’t

November 10, 2022 8:58 amNovember 16, 2022 3:13 pm

There are many Republicans looking for someone to blame for the Red Wave that wasn’t in Tuesday’s midterm election. They probably should look inward, rather than giving in to the impulse to blame. Blame might be the most self-defeating coping...

Californians Vote for Inflation, More Crime, Water Shortages, High Gas Prices, and Abortion

November 9, 2022 9:27 amNovember 10, 2022 5:54 am

We have the worst inflation in 40 years, the highest crime in decades, a President who can’t remember where he is, an energy crisis, high gas prices and a diesel shortage, the open border, and Republicans couldn’t pull off the...