‘Cut-and-Paste’ Governmental Anti-Racism Group’s Overt Political Agenda

January 31, 2023 7:18 amJanuary 31, 2023 7:54 am

Like so many organizations and foundations and inter-governmental efforts, it has a “who could complain about that?” name: the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, GARE for short. And like so many similar organizations, GARE has very specific political agenda...

Red Herring Alert: Comparing California and Japan High Speed Rail Falls on its Face

January 29, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 29, 2023 9:01 am

Well, it’s big in Japan. That is what proponents of California’s high speed rail project say when asked about the whys and wherefores of the system. In other words, if it works somewhere else it will work here. That argument, though,...

Farebox Recovery: Free is Not Good Enough

January 26, 2023 11:10 amJanuary 26, 2023 11:25 am

There is not a single public transit system in the United States that earns enough money in fares to cover its expenses. In fact, the systems with the highest “farebox recovery ratio” – which is the percentage of the annual...

OPINION: The Nation Needs Newsom vs. DeSantis in 2024

January 21, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 19, 2023 4:05 pm

For all the tumult of today, we as a nation are merely dithering around the edges of the most critical question of our times – do we stop or go? Does America go down the path of cultural least resistance...

California’s Water Now Less Racist Thanks to New Racial Equity Action Plan

January 19, 2023 4:07 pmJanuary 21, 2023 7:56 am

Save for the single member of the general public who spoke on the matter, the staff of, stakeholders in, and board of California’s Water Resource Control Board Wednesday heaped praise on the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWCRB) first ever...

California’s Anti-Racist Water Plan

January 16, 2023 2:37 amJanuary 15, 2023 12:58 pm

As of this coming Wednesday, water will no longer be racist because that’s when the California State Water Resources Control Board will discuss its 2023-2025 Racial Equity Action Plan. On the 18th, the Board will discuss – but will not...

AG Rob Bonta Lets Gascon Minion Slide

January 12, 2023 3:05 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:40 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a close political ally of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, has taken a pass on filing charges against Gascon’s Chief of Staff Joseph Iniguez. Iniguez, who made headlines for allegedly drunkenly threatening and berating...