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California Legislature Proposing Unemployment Benefits For Illegal Immigrants

May 16, 2023 4:06 pmMay 17, 2023 3:27 pm

The California Legislature is proposing a program to provide unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants coming to and residing in the state. Senate Bill 277 by State Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) proposes income assistance to unemployed “excluded workers” who...

‘The California Way’ Isn’t as Rosy as Gov. Newsom Touted in State of the State

March 9, 2022 8:12 amMarch 10, 2022 6:42 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told a few whoppers during his 18-minute State of the State Tuesday evening. Listening to him, someone from another state might mistake California for a state with low unemployment, affordable housing, cheap gas and affordable energy,...

California Recall Now Has Entertainment Component with New Recall Song

August 12, 2021 12:06 pmAugust 13, 2021 12:10 pm

No respectable recall election of a California Governor would be complete without an entertainment component, or in this case, a song. The Globe spoke with guitar playing comedian Evan Wecksell, who has written a catchy new song about California’s upcoming...

California Loses 300,355 Taxpayers and $12 Billion In Gross Income to Other States Since 2017

June 6, 2021 2:26 amJune 5, 2021 4:56 pm

It’s no secret that Californians are leaving the state in droves. Some are political refugees worn out by the one-party Democrat rule. Others are economic refugees, searching for lower taxes and a more palatable cost of living. A new report...

Why Are We Not Talking About California’s Pension Problems?

May 13, 2021 2:30 amMay 12, 2021 6:03 pm

It is no secret that California has its own myriad of economic issues: high taxes, a bloated government, overly powerful unions, and many more. However, one issue that is a product of all of these, but does not get nearly...

Screeching Weasel Got it Right: ‘California Sucks’

January 22, 2021 10:21 amSeptember 2, 2021 3:15 pm

California, once known as the Golden State, is now quite tarnished, losing millions of residents and businesses, fleeing for a better way of life. No more is “California Callin” as the Beach Boys sang, or “California Dreamin” as the Mamas...

When Californians Realize their Supposed Saviors Are the Exploiters, What Then?

January 28, 2020 6:01 pmJanuary 28, 2020 5:28 pm

By the millions, Californians will suddenly realize that their supposed saviors are actually the exploiters. There is a mass delusion afflicting millions of Californians. They endure a cost-of-living nearly twice the national average, high taxes, the highest incidence of poverty, the most hostile business...