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Newsom’s Charisma Overcomes Dahle’s Truths in a Rigged Debate

October 25, 2022 6:45 amOctober 25, 2022 8:37 am

For the best description of Gavin Newsom’s behavior during his debate with gubernatorial challenger Brian Dahle last Sunday, one must go all the way back to Hunter Thompson’s unforgettable book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail in 1972, where he...

Governor Newsom, Senator Dahle Square Off In Debate In San Francisco

October 24, 2022 1:29 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) went back and forth in the lone gubernatorial debate Sunday night in San Francisco, touching on numerous hot-button issues in California including homelessness, abortion rights, gas prices, education, climate change, reparations, and...

CA Sen. Shannon Grove Schools Gov. Newsom on Democrats’ High Gas/Oil Costs

October 10, 2022 2:45 amOctober 10, 2022 8:01 pm

While California Governor Gavin Newsom is warning he may call a Special Session of the Legislature to impose additional tax increases on oil companies, it is surprising he professes no idea how gas prices in California are so much higher...

California ‘Windfall Gas Tax Profits:’ Gas Now $2.55 Above the National Average

October 7, 2022 7:27 amOctober 8, 2022 8:14 am

Californians are paying the highest gas prices in the entire nation thanks to the state’s “windfall gas tax profits.” The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. is $3.891 according to AAA. California’s average price for a...

Gov. Newsom Calls for Tax on ‘Windfall Profits’ on Oil Companies After Abandoning Gas Tax Pause

October 3, 2022 8:17 amOctober 4, 2022 1:34 pm

“Crude oil prices are dropping, but oil and gas companies are still raising prices on California consumers,” California Gov. Newsom said, announcing a new “windfall profits tax” on oil companies. “These price hikes cannot be attributed solely to refinery maintenance...

No More Words

September 5, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 5, 2022 8:21 am

Politicians and pundits like to sound smart, especially when they are not. Like the man who buys a Porsche to compensate for certain personal shortcomings, people in office and the people who talk about them throw around theoretically fancy terms...

CA Legislature is Adjourned: What Bills Passed? What Failed?

September 1, 2022 8:12 amSeptember 2, 2022 6:29 am

The California Legislature wrapped up the 2022 session after midnight. There was drama, mean Tweets, arm twisting, heated language, and some surprises. The members of the California Legislature rejected a bill by former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to allow...