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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Sues California Coastal Commission

October 16, 2024 7:59 amOctober 16, 2024 4:36 pm

The California Coastal Commission is living up to its dodgy reputation, and is now getting sued by the world’s richest entrepreneur for it. Last week, the CCC voted to deny more launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara...

From Sheriff to Governor: Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco Mulling Run

October 15, 2024 1:30 amOctober 15, 2024 1:31 am

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is reportedly thinking about the governor’s office. Bianco, a lifelong law enforcer, was first elected Riverside County’s sheriff in 2018 – he was re-elected to the job in 2022 with nearly two-thirds of the vote....

Ringside: Time to Gut and Amend California’s Rogue Water Agencies

October 3, 2024 3:30 amOctober 3, 2024 3:31 am

In California today, we have given unelected state bureaucrats the power to make decisions that affect millions of people and cost billions of dollars, and there is almost no recourse. There is also very little public criticism of the decisions...

How Many Bills Usually Get to California’s Governor?

October 1, 2024 7:23 amOctober 1, 2024 7:23 am

Now that the 2024 California Legislative Session has concluded, and final bill actions were completed by Governor Gavin Newsom by September 30, which is the constitutional deadline, we can answer the often-posed question about the number of bills that reach...

Ringside: What’s Behind Newsom’s ‘Special Session’ on Gasoline Prices

September 25, 2024 5:11 pmSeptember 26, 2024 12:45 pm

By now most of the mega-majority Democrats in our state legislature understand basic facts about energy in California: We still derive 50 percent of our total energy from petroleum, and another 30 percent of our energy from natural gas. This...

California Insurance Crisis: Homeowners Getting Insured Right Out of Their Homes

September 17, 2024 7:11 amSeptember 17, 2024 3:55 pm

In the late 1970’s Californians were being taxed out of their homes. Grandmas could not pay the escalating property tax bills on long-held family homes, and defaulted or were forced to sell. Thus, Proposition 13 was passed by voters and...

Homeless Couple Destroys Young Trees At SF’s Jefferson Square Park

September 9, 2024 12:03 pmSeptember 9, 2024 12:03 pm

The Globe’s San Francisco friend Sebastian has this very upsetting story about a San Francisco homeless couple who destroy young trees at San Francisco’s Jefferson Square Park, as well as trees in planter boxes on city streets – and they...