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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Police Officer Larry Turner To Face Each Other In November

March 15, 2024 4:57 pmMarch 15, 2024 4:57 pm

Current San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego police office Larry Turner officially moved on from the primary election for San Diego Mayor on Thursday, with the two now set to face each other this November in the General...

Sacramento: Hapless on Homeless

March 2, 2024 7:34 amMarch 2, 2024 7:37 am

The present day Sacramento homeless situation came to national attention in early 2009 when television journalist, and Sacramento native, Lisa Ling broadcast footage of what now would be considered a relatively small encampment along the American River on the then...

Sacramento City Officials Blow Through $57 Million on Homeless in 2023

February 23, 2024 10:03 amJune 6, 2024 3:04 pm

The City of Sacramento blew through $57 Million on homeless spending in 2023. But the city has even more homeless drug addicts living on city streets than just a few years ago. “The significant growth of the Sacramento homeless population...

California Assemblymen Introduce a Legitimate Bill to Solve Homelessness

February 16, 2024 2:55 amFebruary 16, 2024 2:56 am

Two California Assemblymen have introduced a bill to address life beyond homelessness. Assemblymen Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) and Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) announced Assembly Bill 2417 “to expand and improve California’s response to our state’s homelessness crisis. This legislation increases funding flexibility...

Five Solutions to Some of California’s Biggest Woes

February 14, 2024 3:43 pmFebruary 14, 2024 3:43 pm

California’s biggest problem is up for debate. Sadly, there are many contenders vying for that dubious distinction. But instead of focusing on the problems, we need to be focused on solutions. Without rank, here are five, chronic California problems where...

Ringside: Eliminating Water Scarcity

December 20, 2023 10:38 pmDecember 20, 2023 10:38 pm

After the deluge that inundated California during our most recent water season, there is no chance Californians will confront a water supply crisis this year. Water levels, as reported by the California Data Exchange Center, are above the historical average for...

We need more housing, not more rent control

September 21, 2023 2:23 pmSeptember 22, 2023 7:21 am

A progressive economist once said that “rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city — except for bombing.” But California is flirting with this policy wash-up nonetheless: An initiative that would sweep aside...