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San Francisco Homelessness Charity Boss Charged with Embezzling $1.2 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Tesla, Jewelry, and Family Luxuries

February 25, 2026 11:39 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:42 am

Another day, another indictment exposing the rot at the heart of California’s homelessness nonprofit grift. Gwendolyn Westbrook, the 71-year-old former CEO of the United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged Tuesday with nine felonies — including grand theft, misappropriation...

Governor Newsom’s 2026 Budget has New Homeless Agencies & Increases Homeless Spending: $37 Billion Wasn’t Enough?

February 16, 2026 9:28 amFebruary 17, 2026 3:22 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills in 2024 that would have created actual transparency and auditing for the tens of billions that was spent and lost on homeless programs. One bill would have required annual reporting on state-run homelessness...

Ringside: Large Scale Desalination Belongs in California’s Water Strategy

February 12, 2026 4:30 amFebruary 12, 2026 4:31 am

In debates over water policy in California, a common argument is that if only we managed the systems we’ve already got, there would be plenty of water for everyone. Agricultural and urban use would not have to be rationed, taxpayers...

Secretary Bessent Slams Governor Newsom as ‘Patrick Bateman Meets Sparkle Beach Ken’ in Davos Smackdown

January 21, 2026 5:32 pmJanuary 22, 2026 11:56 am

In Davos at the 2026 World Economic Forum, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took direct aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom, mocking his economic leadership and labeling him “Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken” – a reference to the superficial,...

Come One, Cabal: How America Turned Affordable Housing into a Self-Protecting Industry

January 12, 2026 3:00 amJanuary 12, 2026 3:01 am

Good Intentions, Terrible Results American housing policy has become a blend of politics and profit, over people. In America’s most prosperous cities, taxpayers now routinely spend close to, and in some cases more than a million dollars to produce a...

Pilotage Rates in California

December 16, 2025 2:30 amDecember 15, 2025 8:54 pm

Division 5, Chapter 5 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with pilotage rates for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1190 provides that every vessel spoken inward or outward...

Gavin Newsom is the First Governor to Make Homelessness a Way of Life

December 8, 2025 1:47 pmDecember 10, 2025 8:56 am

Remember when California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has presided over the exponential growth of hundreds of thousands of homeless drug addicts living on California streets, magically cleaned up San Francisco ahead of the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and...