Why Did Gov. Newsom Sign Climate Deal With New Zealand?

May 31, 2022 10:33 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signed a “pledge” Friday agreeing to help fight climate change together by working to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Why? New Zealand is over 6,700 miles from...

California Businesses and Jobs Still On the Run

September 10, 2021 11:12 amSeptember 10, 2021 2:04 pm

California Commentary: Almost half a million fewer jobs were created than expected in the U.S. economy, totaling only 235,000 jobs added compared to the 720,000 expected. “Terrible news,” “big miss,” “major jobs disappointment ,” “abysmal,” “awful,” “miniscule ,” “massive slowdown,”...

UPDATE: Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Declares Racism a Countywide Public Health Crisis

November 19, 2020 1:05 pmNovember 19, 2020 1:11 pm

UPDATE below: As Sacramento County was moved back into the most restrictive COVID lockdown tier Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, rather than fight for their constituents, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a resolution “declaring racism as...

Tom Steyer Selling San Francisco Home Because of ‘Climate Crisis’

September 26, 2020 9:15 amSeptember 26, 2020 10:56 am

“Billionaire environmental activist and former presidential candidate Tom Steyer is selling a couple of homes in his portfolio. Last month, he parted with a Lake Tahoe home for $2.8 million, and now he is putting his longtime family home in...

Republican House Leader Leader McCarthy Introduces the ‘Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019’

December 10, 2019 8:31 pmDecember 11, 2019 8:06 am

Do Americans want more affordable medication for seniors, more availability of generic and biosimilar drugs, and greater price transparency through information about drug costs available in the doctor’s office before a prescription is written? Or do Americans want fewer new...

Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures, Part VIII

September 30, 2019 2:57 pmOctober 1, 2019 7:01 am

What could possibly make someone leave sunny San Diego, California for a move to anywhere else in the United States? According to our latest interview on Leaving California, the climate — “California’s business climate.” Everyone is piling on California these...

Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures, Part VII

August 28, 2019 7:26 pmSeptember 16, 2019 6:33 am

‘The stress level for running a business in Nevada is much lower.’ What could possibly make someone leave Fullerton, California for a move to Henderson, Nevada? According to our latest interview on Leaving California, “they wanted us.” Everyone is...