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When Will Democrats Admit California’s Prop. 47 Has Been Cataclysmic?

January 23, 2024 8:07 amJanuary 23, 2024 8:07 am

California’s Proposition 47 has been a man-made disaster… cataclysmic… a catastrophe. Need more descriptors? How about, “Make crime illegal again” in California. There have been numerous attempts to repeal and/or reverse Proposition 47, which was passed by tragically misinformed voters...

Garvey and Policies: Where The Senate Candidate Stands On Issues At The Beginning Of 2024

January 1, 2024 3:39 pmJanuary 1, 2024 3:39 pm

For most of his campaign since entering the race in October, U.S. Senate candidate and former MLB baseball player Steve Garvey (R) remained largely quiet and preferred to just make a few select appearances outside his Palm Desert home. His...

Insanity Knows No Bounds: Censoring A Rap Song

December 29, 2023 2:45 amDecember 29, 2023 2:46 am

The origins of Rap, it’s rhyming, alliterating and tongue-twisting music, grew from protests of inner-city frustration over 40 years ago. From racial tensions to a failed criminal justice system, wars and corrupt politicians, it’s among the nation’s most popular genres....

Reparations, Bullet Train, 64% State Spending Increase: California’s Democrats Choose Power Over the People

December 26, 2023 2:47 pmDecember 28, 2023 4:44 am

California’s Democrat super-majority Legislature and governor are moving full-steam ahead with reparations for black descendants of slaves, high speed rail, and have increased spending a staggering 64% since Gavin Newsom was elected in 2019. But not on anything to make...

DA Gascon Tried to Side-Step California’s Three Strikes Law

December 13, 2023 6:47 amDecember 13, 2023 6:47 am

California’s “three strikes” law is widely popular and widely credited with cutting crime. It is also the bete noir of the progressive prosecutor and the “justice reform” movement, being blamed for excessive incarceration and arrest and sentencing racial disparities. The...

Former SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo Officially Announces Candidacy For Congressional Seat

December 8, 2023 7:19 pmDecember 8, 2023 7:19 pm

Former San Jose Mayor and current Stanford professor Sam Liccardo announced on Friday that he is officially running for Congress, joining an already crowded field for the 16th House District seat covering part of the Southern Bay area. For months,...

Effort Grows To Have Former SF Mayor, Supervisor Mark Farrell Run For Mayor In 2024

November 30, 2023 2:26 amNovember 30, 2023 2:27 am

Former San Francisco Mayor and Supervisor Mark Farrell received a large boost of support in the past few weeks to enter the 2024 San Francisco Mayoral race, despite Farrell having shown no prior interest in the position. The 2024 Mayoral...