The Devious Art of Shutting up
When I was on the city council and mayor of Lake Elsinore, I helped people I thought would be good for the city to get elected. Sometimes I was right, but sometimes I was wrong. And in two cases I...
Author: Thomas Buckley
Thomas Buckley is the former mayor of Lake Elsinore, CA, a Senior Fellow at the California Policy Center, and a former newspaper reporter. He is currently the operator of a small communications and planning consultancy and can be reached directly at planbuckley@gmail.com. You can read more of his work at his Substack page.
Fweedom!
“Fweedom!” That is what Kamala Harris almost certainly falsely, definitely farcically, claimed she shouted from her stroller when a child. And nothing, save the pronunciation, about that has changed. Harris is still the baby in the stroller, being pushed about...
Su Creates Debt, Su Forgives Debt, Su Troubles Congress
The entire California Republican delegation has signed a letter – written by Congresswoman Michelle Steel – demanding Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su explain why she has – yet again – possibly lied to Congress. At a hearing of the House...
Huh? Nathan Hochman Endorses Harris
Nathan Hochman is running for Los Angeles County District Attorney as an independent and one of his main talking points has been that he believes – clearly in sharp contrast to current DA George Gascon – that the DA’s office...
Defense of Accused Felon and Top LA DA Aide Could be Paid by Taxpayers
It is a question that no one seems to want to answer: Is Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon paying for accused felon and erstwhile “ethics” advisor Diana Teran’s defense lawyer? Gascon’s office said it does not comment on...
Gascon’s Big Behind: LA Times Poll Has Gascon Down Two-to-One
It was not a good morning for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. Though he almost certainly knew the numbers beforehand, there is something about seeing in print that you are getting clobbered in the polls that really brings...
An ‘Inclusive’ DEI Sacramento
The City of Sacramento has – like sooo many other cities – an Office of Diversity and Equity and it wants you to know – to start with – exactly what that means. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are, of course,...