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Today our Nation Honors the Legendary Christopher Columbus

October 13, 2025 9:38 amOctober 13, 2025 1:39 pm

No one can rewrite history. Renaming statues, parks, museums, schools or even mountain ranges does not change history, regardless of whether they are named after Confederate military leaders, racially-biased political figures, Native American tribes or “Swiss Colonizers,” as Democrats call...

Ignorant Grievance Hustlers Come for ‘Racist Street Name’

May 16, 2025 3:10 amMay 16, 2025 3:11 am

Cancel culture comes calling once again in Sacramento. According to SF Gate, “California is reckoning with its colonial past and replacing a street name that included a racial slur in Sacramento County, officials confirmed.” The street — “Squaw Valley Way”...

Greenberg: Can Oakland Survive Barbara Lee?

April 22, 2025 7:21 amApril 22, 2025 7:22 am

Barbara Lee’s triumph in Oakland’s mayoral race on April 15, 2025, has been hailed as a progressive milestone, marking her as the city’s first Black woman mayor. But beneath the applause lies a grim reality: Lee’s victory signals trouble for...

The California Endowment: The Political Power of Giving

September 3, 2024 3:53 pmSeptember 3, 2024 3:53 pm

Bob Ross has been in charge of The California Endowment for 24 years. He is about to retire and the Los Angeles Times is sad. Dr. Ross – a real doctor, by the way, is in fact a former public...

Cancel Culture Comes for California’s Sutter Buttes Mountain Range

August 4, 2024 11:07 amAugust 5, 2024 3:11 pm

No one can rewrite history. Renaming statues, parks, museums, schools or even mountain ranges does not change history, regardless of whether they are named after Confederate military leaders, racially-biased political figures, Native American tribes or “Swiss Colonizers.” And the people...

Bay Area School District Parting Ways With Woke Kindergarten Program

February 15, 2024 7:15 amFebruary 15, 2024 7:15 am

Over the years, words have been used as self-identifiers in politics, only to see those words turned against those individuals or groups to great effect. Perhaps most notable of these tags is the word Liberal. For the longest time, Liberal...

Loud Cash, Quiet Power: Foundations Extend Political Tentacles

December 28, 2023 2:25 pmDecember 28, 2023 2:25 pm

Over the past decade or so, numerous California foundations have moved beyond the idea of doing good for the general community and now do good for very specifically chosen activists – and themselves. Groups like the Tides Foundation and The...