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Are California Roads Still a Mess Even When Cities and Counties are Receiving Millions From Gas Tax?

March 12, 2020 2:15 amMarch 12, 2020 5:28 pm

California has the highest gas taxes in the country, and some of the worst roads and highways. Californians were promised that if voters refused to repeal Senate Bill 1, the gas tax, as Proposition 6 on the ballot in 2018,...

2020 March Primary Preview: 55th State Assembly District

February 13, 2020 8:51 pm

The 55th State Assembly District: Welcome to yet another battleground district in Orange County. Comprised of small chunks of Orange, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties, the district also includes Richard Nixon hometown Yorba Linda, Diamond Bar, and pretty much...

2020 March Primary Preview: 29th State Senate District

January 30, 2020 2:10 amJanuary 30, 2020 7:34 am

The 29th State Senate District: The 29th Senate District is a blob smack dab on the junction of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, and Orange County, albeit with most of it being inside Orange County. There’s half of Anaheim...

Despite More Water Flows, California’s Coho Salmon Spawning Numbers Plummet

January 13, 2020 7:14 amJanuary 13, 2020 2:39 pm

“Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 1797–98 Despite higher water flows, biologists are reporting some of the worst spawning numbers in nearly...

Gov. Newsom’s Climate Change Executive Order Looting Road Funds Short on Details, Long on ‘Social Investing’

December 5, 2019 2:15 amDecember 6, 2019 6:42 am

‘There’s a growing understanding that climate change is a material risk to investors and companies just like cyber-terrorism or inflation.’ Recently California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order authorizing the looting of voter-approved gas tax funding for road repairs...

Federal Government Endangered Species Act Revisions Means More Water to Central Valley Growers

October 28, 2019 3:22 pmOctober 29, 2019 6:50 am

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently updated the Endangered Species Act, which will result in bringing much needed water to agriculture and growers in California’s Central Valley. Under President Donald Trump’s administration, radical Environmental Protection Act regulations have been...

Gov. Newsom’s Executive Order Authorizing Theft of Voter-Approved Gas Tax Money

October 7, 2019 3:15 pmOctober 8, 2019 3:15 pm

Through an Executive Order, California Governor Gavin Newsom has redirected gas tax money to fund railway systems and other projects. The gas tax revenue would have repaired and upgraded the state’s broken highways and roads. Californians pay the highest gas...