Author: Lloyd Billingsley

Lloyd Billingsley is the author of Sexual Terrorist, about the Golden State Killer, and A Shut and Open Case, about a California murder trial prolonged by Proposition 57 and recent legislation. Lloyd is a fellow with the Independent Institute and his work has appeared in the Daily Caller, City Journal, Orange County Register, Wall Street Journal and many other publications. Bill of Writes: Dispatches from the Political Correctness Battlefield is a collection of his journalism.

San Francisco Bosa Nova

May 21, 2019 6:11 amMay 21, 2019 10:47 am

“With the second pick in the 2019 NFL draft,” commissioner Roger Goodell said back on April 25, “the San Francisco 49ers select Nick Bosa, of Ohio State University.” The pick did not come as a surprise. In 2018, the 49ers...

California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amJune 10, 2019 12:34 pm

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...

President Kamala Harris Would Ban Your Guns

May 15, 2019 3:31 pmMay 15, 2019 3:32 pm

“When we look at the issue of assault weapons, let’s be really clear. Assault weapons are designed to kill a lot of people in a very short period of time. Let’s look at the facts: 1 in 4 police officers...

California’s Pillage People Lose Marathon Tax War

May 13, 2019 6:03 pmMay 14, 2019 11:09 am

“California wins last round of $25 million, 26-year tax fight with wealthy inventor,” read the headline on Emily Cadei’s May 13 story in the Sacramento Bee. Those who have followed the story might consider the last round a win for...

ICE: ‘Ismael Huazo-Jardinez will remain in ICE custody’

May 9, 2019 7:38 amMay 9, 2019 12:37 pm

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed Wednesday that Sacramento officers “learned through multiple sources that illegally present Mexican national Ismael Huazo-Jardinez was released on bail from Sutter County Jail pending criminal proceedings.” Deportation officers, the ICE statement said, “initiated surveillance...

BREAKING: Fugitive Manslaughter Suspect Ismael Huazo-Jardinez in ICE Custody

May 7, 2019 5:35 pmMay 8, 2019 3:26 pm

On the night of May 4, a 2008 Chevy Avalanche speeding along highway 113 in Knight’s Landing smashed into a trailer killing a father, mother and son: Jose Pacheco, 38, Anna Pacheco, 34, and their son Angel, who was 10....

Project Packs a Sweetheart Deal for No-Bid Willie Brown Crony

May 6, 2019 6:01 amMay 6, 2019 9:56 am

Online colleges are surging nationwide, and on his way out the door, recurring governor Jerry Brown noticed that California was trailing the pack. Gov. Brown pushed for the creation of a public online college to serve working adults. Legislators approved...