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Speaker Pelosi Has ‘French Laundry’ Moment at Large Napa Valley Fundraiser

August 23, 2021 8:33 amAugust 23, 2021 8:39 am

First it was Salongate when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on security cameras visiting a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out last year, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s business lockdown orders, and local ordinances specifically ordering hair and nail salons closed...

Bread and Circuses with California’s Political Hypocrisy

November 21, 2020 3:55 pmNovember 23, 2020 2:52 pm

California politicians must be bent on emulating Roman history. At the same time we have “Nero fiddling while Rome burns,” it’s also “bread and circuses for all.” In Rome, the fat-cat elitist politicians knew that the people could riot and...

Gov. Newsom and State Lawmakers Obviously Don’t Feel Threatened by COVID; Why Should Anyone Else?

November 18, 2020 3:22 pmNovember 18, 2020 3:29 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom was caught last week dining in Napa Valley at a large dinner party at the French Laundry, violating his own COVID stay-at-home orders. Monday at his press briefing, he issued a duplicitous apology, arguing that Napa was...

California Wineries Survive Wildfires But Face A Difficult Time Ahead For Tourism

November 12, 2019 6:25 amNovember 11, 2019 8:29 pm

After the ash settled and the record-breaking number of wildfires went out in wine regions around California, the damage could have been worse. Some wineries, such as Soda Rock, did indeed burn down, and some fields had infrastructure damage. But...