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Return to First Principles to Fix the Golden State

February 12, 2026 11:43 amFebruary 12, 2026 8:24 pm

There’s a desire for change in the state of California. Unfortunately, California’s problems don’t stay in California. When families and employers feel priced out, they move—and their paychecks and expectations move with them. States like Texas and Tennessee have welcomed...

Sen. Tony Strickland’s Legislation Restores Accountability to California’s Regulatory Agencies

February 9, 2026 3:11 pmFebruary 9, 2026 5:17 pm

Senator Tony Strickland (R–Huntington Beach) has introduced Senate Bill 885, titled the Restoring Accountability Act. The measure is designed to restore accountability, transparency, and oversight to California’s regulatory process by returning final authority over major regulations to the California State Legislature. “Californians...

Are Truth, Accountability, and Authenticity Still Virtues?

November 11, 2025 2:55 amNovember 11, 2025 2:56 am

One of the major problems in our society these days has to do with the fact that most people are led to believe sensational headlines that are later proved to be false. However, they never hear the correction of the...

Santa Clara County Judges Line Up with DA on Death Sentence Reversal

November 25, 2024 3:05 pmNovember 25, 2024 3:05 pm

By Ron Matthias and Dolores Carr Since August, local judges have been nullifying murderers’ death sentences one by one. But there’s a problem: The law the judges have been relying on to reduce those death sentences doesn’t apply to death...

Rosen’s Lawless War Against The Death Penalty, Part II

July 25, 2024 10:47 amJune 23, 2025 1:16 pm

Three months ago, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen unveiled his controversial scheme to have the death sentences of 14 South Bay murderers reduced to prison terms. Although his plan faltered out of the gate because he failed to coordinate scheduling with the courts, the misstep bought him valuable time that he could have used to correct course. He blew the chance. If Rosen had only taken that opportunity to re-read...

A Practical Guide To Local Organizing: CFER Edition

September 25, 2023 11:46 amSeptember 25, 2023 11:47 am

The California For Equal Rights Foundation held their 2nd Annual Conference last month in San Diego, California. The focus of this years’ CFER Conference was “…on connecting education experts and leaders with local activists and concerned parents who are fighting...

Longtime Republican Policy Advisor Lanhee Chen Announces 2022 State Controller Run

July 6, 2021 10:47 am

Longtime Republican policy advisor, Stanford Professor, and Hoover Institution Fellow Lanhee Chen announced that he would be running for state Controller on Tuesday after months of speculation. Chen, who has also served in advisory roles for former President George W....