California Environmental Quality Act

California’s Self-Imposed Affordability Crisis Continues Unabated as Residents Struggle

October 22, 2026 10:00 amOctober 22, 2026 10:01 am

Everyone is talking about it, but is anyone doing anything? California has an affordability crisis. This is no surprise to anyone in this state who pays bills, taxes, fills up their gas tank, or buys groceries. While America as a...

Does California’s Prop. 45 Apply to Data Centers?

October 6, 2026 2:30 amOctober 6, 2026 2:31 am

Some have claimed that Prop. 45 – which seeks to expedite review of specified types of projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) – includes data centers. Is that possible? This is a case of statutory interpretation of a...

How Tax-Free Gas and Casino Exemptions Built a Political Powerhouse

May 30, 2026 5:02 amMay 30, 2026 5:02 am

In California, filling up your gas tank has gotten more expensive than usual, with prices topping $6 per gallon. While many people are tightening their budgets, tribal nations are benefiting – leveraging a regulatory double standard that is unavailable to other...

An America First Housing Solution Starts With Fixing California

March 16, 2026 6:48 amMarch 16, 2026 6:48 am

Americans are exhausted by the rising cost of living. But nowhere is the crisis hitting harder than in California, a state once synonymous with opportunity and upward mobility. Today, it has become a cautionary tale: a place where working people...

VMT Housing Tax Buried in Budget Bill Could Add $324,000 Per Home or Apartment

September 8, 2025 7:17 amSeptember 9, 2025 9:26 am

A new Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT) housing tax was quietly buried in the recent budget housing bill package in Assembly Bill 130, the bill Newsom signed in June claiming he was reforming CEQA, the Holy Grail of environmental policy, California Environmental...

Gov. Newsom: It’s Kumbaya in California Because of Him

August 27, 2025 3:00 amAugust 27, 2025 3:01 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is having fun with internal polls, and with reliable leftist pollsters. Last week we were supposed to believe that Newsom’s approval rating jumped 40 points since 2023: A USA Today/Politico survey conducted July 28–Aug 12 shows...

Blind Squirrels in Sacramento

July 3, 2025 12:41 pmJuly 3, 2025 12:41 pm

An old saying holds that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn occasionally. We see that adage playing out in Sacramento, a town overrun by the blind squirrels who currently sit atop our state government. In short, and much to...