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Will Gov. Gavin Newsom Face a Reckoning with His $73B Deficit in the $330 Billion Budget?

April 9, 2024 12:00 pmApril 10, 2024 7:44 am

When are budget cuts not really budget cuts? When they are in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget. California has a budget deficit of $73 billion, the Legislative Analyst’s Office reports. Gov. Newsom claimed the budget deficit was only $30 billion in...

After Issuing Death Sentence on CA’s Death Penalty, Gov. Newsom Approves 3 more Prison Closures

April 1, 2024 7:59 amApril 4, 2024 7:12 am

“Newsom has approved three California prison closures but resists pressure to shutter more,” the Los Angeles Times headline reports… as if Gov. Newsom is so altruistic, he is restraining himself from closing more prisons – for the good of the...

It’s Official: Gascon Vs. Hochman in November

March 30, 2024 11:25 amMarch 30, 2024 11:25 am

On November 5th, voters across the country will head back to the polls to see if they can fix everything currently going on in the nation. Now, that won’t happen, of course, and millions of people will have actually voted...

Gutless Amenders in California’s Legislature

March 28, 2024 11:14 amMarch 28, 2024 11:14 am

In 2019, the California Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill called AB 5, a dream of big labor’s but a nightmare for freelance/contract workers. In 2020, Newsom signed AB 2257, lifting some requirements for some of the...

Resendo Him Back – Man Videoed Eating Severed Leg in Wasco

March 23, 2024 12:02 pmNovember 18, 2024 4:35 am

Friday morning, 27-year-old Resendo Tellez (allegedly) stole a severed human leg from a train accident near the Wasco train station. And that’s not the worst thing he did that morning – video of the man shows him seeming to take...

Three Suggested Changes to California’s Recall Law

March 16, 2024 2:43 amMarch 16, 2024 8:24 am

When I read about another recall effort being launched against California Governor Gavin Newsom, it prompted me to review the provisions of Article II of the state Constitution that provides for the three forms of direct democracy, including the recall....

Californians Paying 140% More For Electricity than Other States

March 14, 2024 2:55 amMarch 15, 2024 11:50 am

Electricity in Taft, California costs 275% more than what electricity costs in Bullhead City, Arizona. While residents of Los Angeles and San Francisco may feel comfortably smug hundreds of miles away from the Kern County city, it is rare to...