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Ringside: The Death and Resurrection of CAGOP

June 11, 2024 6:36 amJune 11, 2024 6:41 am

California’s GOP is dead. Candidates for state office rarely gain more than 40 percent of the vote, and GOP representation in the State Senate stands at half that, 20 percent (8 seats out of 40), and in the State Assembly 21 percent (17...

Newsom’s Poison Pill is an Assault on Critical Public Safety Reform and California Voters’ Voices

June 10, 2024 9:04 amJune 10, 2024 9:04 am

Well-known for eleventh-hour maneuvers within the smoke-filled rooms of Sacramento, California’s legislature is attempting a covert kill shot set to undermine a popular reform sought by California voters. In an unprecedented and deeply unethical maneuver, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has...

Democrat’s Poison Pills in Prop. 47 Retail Theft Legislation

June 9, 2024 2:45 amJune 9, 2024 11:01 am

California Democrats are so disturbed right now that the proposed ballot initiative to amend and fix Proposition 47 will qualify for the November 2024 ballot, they are planning to put a “poison pill” amendment provision in the bills in their...

Wither Crime Stats?

June 7, 2024 11:16 amJune 7, 2024 11:16 am

“Blob not found.” That’s what the Los Angeles Police Department’s web pages read when trying to access city crime statistics. For the past couple of months, finding crime rates and statistics has been difficult for the general public as the...

Reality Bites: LAPD Interim Chief Choi Dances on KFI

June 4, 2024 2:09 pmJune 4, 2024 2:54 pm

According to John Kobylt of KFI, no sitting Los Angeles Police Department chief – permanent or interim – had ever appeared on his – even when paired with the recently retired Ken Champeau – show until Monday. There is a...

San Francisco Mayoral Race Carries On With Unease Following Cancellation of First Debate

May 21, 2024 3:35 pmMay 21, 2024 5:38 pm

A week ago, the first debate of the San Francisco Mayoral election was still on. Set to be hosted by Together SF Action, Mayor London Breed, former Mayor Mark Farrell, Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, Levi Strauss heir and...

‘Fix Prop. 47’ Ballot Initiative is a Game Changer on Day 1

April 19, 2024 11:50 amApril 20, 2024 10:46 pm

California leads the nation in fentanyl deaths, homelessness and retail theft thanks to Proposition 47. The ballot initiative to amend Proposition 47, “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act,” just qualified for the November ballot. Californians for Safer Communities...