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California Families Tighten Belts While Sacramento Plans to Loosen the Purse Strings

June 11, 2025 6:45 amJune 11, 2025 6:50 am

Right now, California families are fighting to make ends meet. Gas hovers above $5 a gallon, groceries strain our paychecks, and rent takes a bigger bite out of every paycheck. Yet, Sacramento is considering AB 681—a bill that would triple...

Critics of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs are Missing the Economics Gene

March 11, 2025 2:55 amMarch 12, 2025 6:38 am

Critics of Trump are hysterical over his promise of reciprocal tariffs, and fundamentally disagree with his positions on the economy. They blame Trump for the price of eggs, the Russia/Ukraine war, DOGE and Elon Musk, and decry cuts to the...

Is California Driving Oil Biz Out of State to Takeover Oil Refineries?

February 18, 2025 3:05 pmFebruary 20, 2025 10:33 am

California has highest-in-the-nation gas prices and the highest energy costs, which have increased 50% since 2019 according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The blame for the 50% increase in energy costs according to the LAO is California’s “ambitious climate‑related goals,”...

Gavinomics: California’s High Cost of Living is Exploding

January 18, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 18, 2025 2:56 am

California’s already ridiculously high cost of living is exploding even higher. The cost of living refers to the money needed for essentials like housing, food, taxes, and healthcare. Housing in California is the highest in the country. Food in California...

California Gas Prices Still Highest in the Country, but a Little Less High

January 2, 2025 8:21 amJanuary 2, 2025 10:04 pm

Just ahead of Christmas, California Governor Gavin Newsom took credit for a drop in gas prices. But that is like celebrating being a little less sick. “California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated a gas price decline of 89 cents per gallon...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Delusion: California’s ‘Golden Economy’

September 14, 2024 7:06 amSeptember 15, 2024 10:54 am

Gavin Newsom claimed in July that California simply has no peers, across the spectrum. The Globe reported on Newsom’s conceited email in which he listed the Orwellian “Ten Ways California Leads the Nation.” California may be leading the nation – off...

Bill to Stop Newsom’s Stealth Gas Tax Increase Introduced During Extraordinary Legislative Session

September 12, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 12, 2024 6:33 am

A bill to freeze proposed increases in gas prices in California was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday, with the ultimate aim to halt Governor Gavin Newsom’s planned update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to ABX2-4, authored...