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Another California Rail Disaster: Over $1 Billion Per Mile for LAX SkyLink, Contractor Sues City

July 15, 2026 12:44 pmJuly 15, 2026 12:44 pm

California taxpayers are once again footing the bill for another Democrat-led rail fiasco, this time at Los Angeles International Airport, where the long-delayed SkyLink Automated People Mover (APM)—just 2.25 miles of elevated track—has ballooned to over $3.3 billion in costs,...

Newsom’s ‘First in the Nation’ Fast Food Council Hasn’t Met in Two Years Despite Million-Dollar Budget

July 13, 2026 11:18 amJuly 14, 2026 10:00 am

California’s much-hyped “first in the nation” Fast Food Council has achieved something truly impressive: it has managed to do next to nothing for nearly two full years while still cashing taxpayer checks. The council, tasked with “giving workers a voice”...

Newsom’s Summer Tour Kicks Off in Nevada

July 8, 2026 4:35 pmJuly 8, 2026 4:55 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will launch his national summer campaign tour Thursday in the Las Vegas area, beginning a three-day swing focused on rallying Nevada Democratic volunteers, deploying canvassers across the metro region, and raising money for Attorney General Aaron...

‘Democrats for Lombardo’ Launches with Over 120 Prominent NV Democrats Backing Governor’s Reelection Bid

July 6, 2026 1:41 pmJuly 6, 2026 3:49 pm

In a clear sign of his broadening appeal beyond traditional party lines, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s campaign announced Tuesday the launch of “Democrats for Lombardo,” a bipartisan coalition of more than 120 registered Democrats from across the Silver State who...

President Trump Celebrates America’s 250th While Gavin Newsom Whines

July 5, 2026 9:39 amJuly 7, 2026 6:29 am

While you were celebrating the Fourth of July semiquincentennial celebrations, America’s 250th birthday, grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, and smoking try-tip, while the kids and grandkids were splashing in swimming pools, and while families joined in parades, California Governor Gavin...

Ro Khanna’s New ‘Social Contract’: Wealth Confiscation Masquerading as Moral Philanthropy

July 3, 2026 1:55 pmJuly 3, 2026 2:19 pm

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) used his Substack platform on July 2 to lay out what he described as the “philosophical case for tax fairness and taxing billionaire wealth,” framing the proposal as a voluntary-sounding “new social contract” between society and...

Gavin Newsom Ally Wore FBI Wire in Corruption Probe Targeting Former Chief of Staff

July 3, 2026 9:13 amJuly 3, 2026 9:13 am

A longtime Gavin Newsom appointee and Democratic power broker secretly wore an FBI wire and recorded conversations as part of a federal public corruption investigation that began with the governor’s inner circle and has since expanded Newsom and his wife,...