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California Gas Prices Remain Highest in the Country: Average is $4.62 Per Gallon

October 22, 2025 11:00 amOctober 22, 2025 12:08 pm

As of 2025, California’s total gas taxes and fees amount to approximately $1.15 per gallon, which includes state excise taxes, local sales taxes, and various fees. The state excise tax alone is currently around 59.6 cents per gallon, with additional...

The ‘Feminization’ of America’s Boys

October 22, 2025 3:30 amOctober 22, 2025 12:05 pm

In 2008 I wrote this article (below) for my Townhall column: “Girly Men and Girly Sons,” about the “feminization” or effeminization of America’s boys, noting that a boy with a feminist mother does not have a chance; he has been...

Phonics-Based Instruction is Back; When Did Phonics Leave the California Classroom?

October 21, 2025 3:00 pmOctober 21, 2025 3:01 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 1454 to bring phonics-based instruction back into elementary and middle schools. Assembly Bill 1454 was passed unanimously by both houses of the California Legislature, which speaks volumes. Previous attempts to bring Phonics back...

Failure is a Choice: CA Students Still Testing Below COVID-19 Pandemic Scores in English and Math

October 21, 2025 8:31 amOctober 21, 2025 11:24 am

“As California wallows in continued low student performance, a new study shows that school choice is making a positive difference in student outcomes in Arkansas.” Lance Izumi, senior director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. He...

Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil calls on Insurance Commissioner to Reject FAIR Plan Rate Hike

October 20, 2025 4:34 pmOctober 20, 2025 4:36 pm

Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) is calling on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to reject the proposed 35.8% rate hike by the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan. While California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has enjoyed a full travel schedule...

Ridiculous New Gender Equity Policy Institute Report Finds ‘Gender Inequality’ Burdens Women

October 20, 2025 3:21 pmOctober 20, 2025 10:20 pm

The Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI) has a new report claiming California women are burned out because they do more work than men due to an “imbalance in the division of unpaid labor in the home.” Their headlines, “New Report...

Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures

October 20, 2025 2:55 amOctober 20, 2025 2:56 am

What could possibly make someone leave Laguna Niguel and Coachella Valley, California for a move to Goodyear, Arizona? According to our latest interview with Barri on Leaving California, California’s highest-in-the-country cost-of-living, and “quality of life.” Everyone is piling on California...