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California Manufacturers & Technology Association 2026 ‘Makers & Breakers’ Bills

April 6, 2026 2:04 pmApril 6, 2026 2:07 pm

The California Manufacturers & Technology Association announced its 2026 list of “Breaker Bills” Monday. Breaker Bills are exactly what the name sounds like – they are a slate of legislative proposals that threaten California’s manufacturing competitiveness by imposing new costs,...

Newsom, Swalwell and Democrats Flailing for Relevance

March 30, 2026 5:30 amMarch 31, 2026 6:29 am

In 2025 Democrats’ approval ratings were in the tank. Remember? CNN’s Harry Enten warned in July 2025 of Democrats’ plummeting approval ratings. He said a blue wave is far from a guarantee in the fall 2026 midterms, and warned that...

Failed State California: $18 Billion Deficit, High-Risk State Agencies, Record Out-Migration

December 16, 2025 2:55 amDecember 17, 2025 3:16 pm

“The Legislature has needed to address budget problems for three years in a row,” the California Legislative Analyst warned in their November report on California’s fiscal outlook. And the really bad news: California has an $18 billion budget deficit, $5...

Media Claims Newsom’s Favorability ‘Surges’ in California. Reality is Gov. Newsom’s ‘Surge’ is 2% Bump

December 10, 2025 2:42 pmDecember 10, 2025 7:38 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s favorability rating is “surging,” according to local media, parroting a POLITICO article. Oh? “A new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California finds that both the governor, a likely presidential candidate, and the heavily Democratic Legislature...

UPDATED: How to Kill a State in 5 Easy Steps – Gavin Newsom’s California

August 13, 2025 7:36 amAugust 13, 2025 7:38 am

California is one of only five states that haven’t recovered to pre-COVID job levels, and even our partial recovery is entirely dependent on government jobs. The California Center for Jobs & the Economy recently reported: “California’s job growth has been...

Newsom and Democrats Flailing for Relevance with Stunts

July 29, 2025 2:55 amJuly 29, 2025 2:56 am

Following their sweeping losses in 2024, Democrats were still in shock over the drubbing. Focus groups of voters who backed Democrats said the Party was weak, ineffective, hadn’t delivered anything needed by Americans, and said the Party was run by...

President Trump Targets California’s Overreaching Cap and Trade Program

April 10, 2025 11:35 amApril 10, 2025 12:12 pm

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that targets California’s climate change laws and policies, specifically naming California’s sketchy Cap and Trade program, which ostensibly facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions. Trump is promoting “all of the above” energy policy,...