Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) Archives

CAG Interview: Assemblyman Jim Patterson Discusses Importance of Executive Authority Over Emergency Coronavirus Funding

March 17, 2020 3:57 pmMarch 18, 2020 9:14 am

‘To me, the alternative here is a bunch of self-interested politicians – a political grab like the greenhouse gas funding,’ Patterson said. ‘The governor owns this. And if he does the right decision-making, we all benefit.’ “Like it or...

Despite More Water Flows, California’s Coho Salmon Spawning Numbers Plummet

January 13, 2020 7:14 amJanuary 13, 2020 2:39 pm

“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1797–98 Despite higher water flows, biologists are reporting some of the worst spawning numbers in nearly...

Gov. Newsom’s Climate Change Executive Order Looting Road Funds Short on Details, Long on ‘Social Investing’

December 5, 2019 2:15 amDecember 6, 2019 6:42 am

‘There’s a growing understanding that climate change is a material risk to investors and companies just like cyber-terrorism or inflation.’ Recently California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order authorizing the looting of voter-approved gas tax funding for road repairs...

Gov. Newsom’s Executive Order Authorizing Theft of Voter-Approved Gas Tax Money

October 7, 2019 3:15 pmOctober 8, 2019 3:15 pm

Through an Executive Order, California Governor Gavin Newsom has redirected gas tax money to fund railway systems and other projects. The gas tax revenue would have repaired and upgraded the state’s broken highways and roads. Californians pay the highest gas...

CA High Speed Rail Crash: Agency Removes Thousands of Documents From Website

July 24, 2019 1:55 pmAugust 2, 2019 5:49 pm

Thousands of pages of public records were removed from the California High Speed Rail Authority website in June. Now, members of the media and anyone seeking information about rail authority spending will only be able to access previously posted documents...

Gov. Newsom’s DMV Strike Team Struck Out; DMV System Crashes During Gov’s Press Conference

July 23, 2019 3:59 pmJuly 24, 2019 1:55 pm

‘Customers have not been altogether satisfied.’ ~Steve Gordon, new California DMV director “Governor Newsom dressed up the old failing DMV in new clothes and tried to convince us it was new,” Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) said in an interview...

Lawmakers’ Request for Audit of California DMV Killed Despite Suspicion of Election Fraud

July 1, 2019 2:05 amJuly 2, 2019 3:41 am

In January we learned that the Department of Motor Vehicles and county voter registrars told the California Secretary of State Alex Padilla last year that the motor Voter program was not ready. Motor Voter automatically registers voters when they renew...