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Ric Grenell Aims to Revamp California Politics and ‘Fix California’

May 18, 2021 2:30 amMay 19, 2021 11:22 am

After a year of COVID lockdowns and Zoom school, Ric Grenell says millions of Californians are tired of being controlled, tired of the political lockdowns and restrictions, and really tired of having their kids forced to sit in front of...

California Energy Commission Proposes New Building Standards Favoring Electric Appliances Over Natural Gas

May 12, 2021 2:29 amMay 13, 2021 5:35 am

The California Energy Commission rolled out new building code drafts in the past week, proposing to update building standards in the state to require new homes to have equipment that would allow all-electric appliances to be built in favor of...

Roughly 20% of Electric Vehicle Owners in California Replaced Cars with Gas Ones, New Study Shows

May 4, 2021 2:12 amMay 3, 2021 6:13 pm

With California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandated phase-out of gas-powered automobiles, we learn that one in five plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners switched back to owning gas-powered cars, because charging the batteries was a hassle, new research reports. Business Insider reported...

Ric Grenell to ‘Fix California’ With Three-Point Plan in Democrat-Dominated state

April 9, 2021 3:42 pmMarch 17, 2022 8:36 pm

Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, announced he is launching a group called “Fix California” aimed at bringing meaningful change to the Democrat-dominated state. He is also being talked about as a potential...

Richard Grenell Calls for Common Sense California Infrastructure

March 23, 2021 2:49 amMarch 22, 2021 9:04 pm

California resident Richard Grenell, an American diplomat and politician who served in both the Trump and George W. Bush administrations, has been making some unusual and very welcome noise on Twitter. Interspersed amid his more conventional conservative commentary are calls...

Court Opens Up Big Prop.13 Loophole for ‘Public Franchise Fees’

October 2, 2020 7:07 amOctober 7, 2020 7:49 pm

Two recent court cases have created a contested loophole in property-tax related Propositions 13, 26 and 218 which would cause a legal and actual tax earthquake in California. Cities have already started to impose legally unhinged toll booth-like charges, called...

How to Realign California Politics

September 25, 2020 2:07 amSeptember 25, 2020 5:20 pm

The working class, which still constitutes a supermajority of California’s voters, is being destroyed by the policies enacted by the Democratic party. This is why political realignment in California can happen fast. In three fundamental areas, public education, land use, and...