California Policy Center – California Globe

Ringside: Twelve Scarcity Enabling Laws to Scrap

February 13, 2025 7:30 amFebruary 13, 2025 7:31 am

Last week, as a representative of the California Policy Center, I had the opportunity to testify before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee at a hearing on the topic of “California Fires and the Consequences of Overregulation.” While my remarks...

Without an Annual Audit for Last 3 Years, Portola Valley Embarrassed by WSJ

November 1, 2024 2:16 pmNovember 1, 2024 2:16 pm

The last thing a subscriber wants to see in The Wall Street Journal is their city being taken to task. This just happened to the city of Portola Valley. Residents saw the following opinion headline: “The Billionaire Town in California...

20 Years Later, Orange County is Still Dealing with ‘Legalized Corruption’

October 14, 2024 2:55 amOctober 14, 2024 12:42 pm

Former Orange County Supervisor Tom Wilson passed away on July 16, 2024. While it’s generally considered poor form to criticize the recently deceased, we must remember that he was a public official, and it is critical to reflect on his...

Gov. Newsom’s Office Continues to Fib About Fast Food Job Losses – Claims Job Gains

August 20, 2024 11:27 amAugust 21, 2024 4:23 pm

The Globe received another of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s PR flaks’ gloating emails still claiming that fast food jobs are up in California – even with the $20 per hour wage going into effect April 2024. In June, the Globe reported...

New K-12 Science Standards Compete with Woke Norms in American Classrooms

July 15, 2024 3:46 pmJuly 15, 2024 3:46 pm

Climate change advocacy, equity-based “scientific” inquiry, anti-racism approaches, diversity and inclusion… Political indoctrination permeates K-12 science education across the nation. Standards are lowered, the scientific method disregarded and classroom instruction politicized to promote conformity, mediocrity and activism. In 2019, fourth,...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Mischaracterized’ Fast Food Job Statistics – Good Enough for Government Work?

June 28, 2024 11:05 amJune 29, 2024 11:16 am

Earlier in June, the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and...

Ringside View: Offshore Wind is a Financial and Environmental Catastrophe

November 19, 2023 2:30 amNovember 20, 2023 7:16 am

It’s about time Californians of all ideological persuasions wake up and stop what is possibly the most economically wasteful and environmentally destructive project in American history: the utility scale adoption of offshore wind energy. The California Legislature intends to despoil...