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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...

The Greenberg Brief: When Building Leads to Destroying

July 10, 2024 8:00 amJuly 10, 2024 8:01 am

We’ve heard that the cure to San Francisco’s ails like homelessness, record high costs to buy or rent a home, will be magically cured by unleashing massive building efforts, building in every neighborhood across the City. Whether we like it...

Nation Sours on California…

February 16, 2024 2:35 amFebruary 16, 2024 7:50 am

The California Dream is dead – even people who don’t live here know that now. A poll commissioned by the Los Angeles Times shows that the residents of the other 49 states no longer see the Golden State as all...

Amy Reichert Runoff Bound: Will Face SD City Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe in November

August 17, 2023 2:55 amAugust 17, 2023 2:56 am

San Diego Republican Amy Reichert finished a strong second in Tuesday’s special primary vote to replace the existentially disgraced Nathan Fletcher as fourth district county supervisor. Reichert will now face current Sand Diego City Councilmember Monica Montogomery Steppe in the...

Four San Diegans Want to Replace Nathan Fletcher…

August 11, 2023 9:52 amAugust 11, 2023 10:07 am

There will be four people on the San Diego County Supervisorial District 4 Special Election ballot on August 15. They are running to replace the utterly disgraced Nathan Fletcher, who resigned the seat earlier this year after he was sued...

California’s Unions Are Misusing Their Power

September 20, 2022 2:54 amSeptember 20, 2022 7:34 am

If you go to the “what we do” page of the California Labor Federation, the lead paragraph starts with this sentence: “The California Labor Federation is dedicated to promoting and defending the interests of working people and their families for...

‘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,...