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Gavin Newsom’s Ongoing Tyranny of California Includes Special Legislative Session

September 19, 2024 9:03 amSeptember 20, 2024 8:32 am

When you think of California in 2024, instead of misty redwoods, golden beaches and snow-covered mountains, visions of homelessness, high crime, high taxes, high gas prices, high housing costs, and illegal border crossings come to mind. Yet Governor Gavin Newsom...

Gov. Gavin Newsom: How to Destroy California in Less than 10 Years

March 28, 2024 8:08 amMarch 30, 2024 8:07 am

If I was a “progressive” governor and wanted to destabilize and destroy my state, there are certain policies I would impose, and orders I’d make, while insulating myself from my own policies: Create a housing shortage. Cut water off to...

Should California Bill Statements Be Justified?

November 4, 2023 2:30 amNovember 4, 2023 2:31 am

I continue to be concerned about statements made in California bills, whether they are findings and declarations, urgency clauses, special statutes, etc. My concern is that these statements are based upon whatever information is provided by the bill author’s office...

Unions Are Behind California’s Latest Wealth Tax Proposal

February 13, 2023 2:32 pmFebruary 14, 2023 5:35 pm

If at first you don’t succeed, try again. This adage applies well to ideas for new ways to tax Californians. Every election cycle we see new ways to be taxed, and higher tax rates, but rarely will we see a...