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Gavin Newsom Talks and People Everywhere Cringe

March 31, 2025 2:55 amApril 3, 2025 11:50 am

What is the purpose of a podcast but to delve deeply into issues, expose problems and consider solutions? Or is it to entertain? Grok says: “it’s a way to share ideas, stories, or information through audio episodes that people can...

Why Schools Named for Cesar Chavez Are Overwhelmingly Failing to Meet California Academic Benchmarks

March 28, 2025 8:03 amMarch 29, 2025 8:55 am

Once again, our nation honors the legacy of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farmworkers of America. March 31st is a state holiday in California and state, county, and local offices will be shuttered. Across the nation, tributes will be...

What Gov. Newsom Is Thinking With ‘This Is Gavin Newsom’ Podcast

March 21, 2025 1:44 pmMarch 22, 2025 8:37 am

By now, the majority of Californians have at least some knowledge of Gavin Newsom’s latest podcast “This is Gavin Newsom.” Polls have found that well over 50% of voters know of it, which is really saying something considering that under...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal is Insolvent

March 14, 2025 2:55 amMarch 15, 2025 7:03 am

“I can’t be overdrawn – I still have checks left,” was my favorite dumb blonde bumper sticker in the 1980’s, and apropos in California today. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new vanity podcast project is a diversion to keep attention on...

California Voter ID Ballot Initiative Announced for 2026 Ballot

March 11, 2025 10:45 amMarch 13, 2025 8:30 am

Assemblymen Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Bill Essayli (R-Riverside) announced Tuesday their intention to support the qualification of and passage of a Voter ID Initiative in California in the 2026 election. A coalition of elected officials and campaign committees have...

Critics of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs are Missing the Economics Gene

March 11, 2025 2:55 amMarch 12, 2025 6:38 am

Critics of Trump are hysterical over his promise of reciprocal tariffs, and fundamentally disagree with his positions on the economy. They blame Trump for the price of eggs, the Russia/Ukraine war, DOGE and Elon Musk, and decry cuts to the...

Shocking 16,000 Jobs Lost Due to California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Hike

March 8, 2025 9:19 amMarch 10, 2025 7:43 am

By the time California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, he had been warned by many that it would be devastating for the industry, but he did it anyway. Now, 16,000 fast...