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California’s Public Golf Courses to be Converted to Affordable Housing Complexes Under AB 672

December 30, 2021 2:20 amJanuary 1, 2022 7:41 am

A bill in the California Legislature authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) is proposing to convert California public/municipal golf courses into affordable housing. Assembly Bill 672 provides $50 million in developer subsidies to redevelop California’s municipal golf courses into affordable...

Is the Legal Bill Coming Due Over California’s Nursing Home COVID Deaths?

December 27, 2021 2:20 amApril 3, 2022 8:46 am

Several U.S. Governors ordered COVID-19 patients into nursing homes during the pandemic in 2020. But it was only Democrat governors in blue states: Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan,...

Fascinating and Repulsive: Sen. Rand Paul’s Annual ‘Festivus’ Report of Wasteful Government Spending

December 23, 2021 7:46 amDecember 27, 2021 3:36 pm

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s just released his annual “Festivus Report” of wasteful government spending. The 2021 listing does not disappoint. Festivus is a holiday celebrated on December 23rd, created on the Jerry Seinfeld Show by Frank Costanza, George Costanza’s father,...

Sacramento Crime Log Grows While Mayor Focuses on the ‘Unhoused’

December 17, 2021 8:16 amDecember 20, 2021 3:05 pm

At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg proposed the City prohibit towing any homeless vehicle unless the City can offer the occupants shelter, housing, or a designated location where they can park. Lining many streets in Sacramento are...

California’s Wild Weather, Wet or Dry, is Nothing New

December 13, 2021 12:44 pmDecember 14, 2021 6:19 am

For those wondering about the recent heavy rains, going from drought to deluge in a few short months, here’s some data and history to illustrate that it is nothing new, and it has nothing to do with the claims of...

Sacramento Homeless Population Grows While Mayor and Council Wring Their Hands

December 10, 2021 7:32 amDecember 13, 2021 7:34 am

A large homeless encampment of 160 RVs, campers, trailers, vans and cars, was cleared from a North Sacramento industrial area last week. Crews towed RVs, trailers and cars away. GoodDay Sacramento has video, and it’s not pretty. Lining many streets...

Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?

December 6, 2021 8:06 amDecember 8, 2021 3:42 pm

California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later,...