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Hilary Hits SoCal

August 20, 2023 7:15 pmAugust 20, 2023 7:24 pm

It rained pant suits and deplorables all over southern California as Tropical Storm Hilary moved through Sunday. Lake Elsinore – of which I was mayor and council member – was a few miles off the “eye” line, resulting in heavy...

Amy Reichert Runoff Bound: Will Face SD City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe in November

August 17, 2023 2:55 amAugust 17, 2023 2:56 am

San Diego Republican Amy Reichert finished a strong second in Tuesday’s special primary vote to replace the existentially disgraced Nathan Fletcher as fourth district county supervisor. Reichert will now face current Sand Diego City Councilmember Monica Montogomery Steppe in the...

California on Strike

August 15, 2023 9:28 amAugust 15, 2023 9:44 am

Strike 338, you’re out. Over the past two years, California has led – by far – the nation in strikes. While the current Hollywood and hotel worker strikes are the most visible, the state has seen hundreds of others since...

The Reparations Quagmire

August 14, 2023 6:57 amAugust 14, 2023 8:20 am

Slavery is evil and like so many evils in this world it has been a stain on humanity for a very very long time. But does the mere existence of the abomination require it be redressed through the imposition of...

No, Kamala – She’s Still Acting

August 13, 2023 9:15 amAugust 13, 2023 9:24 am

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris decided to put her own spin on the constitution, declaring that she will not refer to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su as “Acting” anymore. Su is deemed “acting” because the Senate – of...

Power Vacuum: California Wants to Suck Your EV

August 12, 2023 8:32 amAugust 14, 2023 4:49 pm

A literal power vacuum – that’s what California Senate Bill 233 proposes. And what is to be sucked? Your electric car. Authored by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the bill – which has passed the Senate and is now wending its...

An Incorrect Correction Request

August 11, 2023 11:16 amAugust 12, 2023 8:36 am

Though it may not seem that way at times, reporters are human beings and as human beings we can on occasion make a mistake. Typically, after a story has run, if there is a possible error a call or email...