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Election Year Decisions: California Democrats Backtracking on Income-Based Utility Bills

February 22, 2024 9:31 amFebruary 22, 2024 9:31 am

California is falling apart. We are witnessing the demise of the Golden State in every patently absurd bill introduced in the Legislature, every new regulation imposed, every tax increase, every constitutional right eroded – and every climate change policy inflicted,...

California Budget Deficit Balloons To $73 Billion According to Legislative Analyst

February 20, 2024 6:43 pmFebruary 20, 2024 6:43 pm

According to a new updated revenue forecast report released by the Legislative Analyst’s Office on Tuesday, California’s budget deficit for the 2024-2025 year was increased from the previously estimates of $58 billion and $68 billion to $73 billion. California’s state...

Sen. Wiener Wants to Ditch State Environmental Review for San Francisco Building Projects

February 17, 2024 8:34 amFebruary 17, 2024 8:34 am

A bill to exempt all San Francisco building projects within a certain area of the city from the California Environmental Quality Act for ten years was introduced in the Senate on Friday. CEQA is a law that requires significant environmental...

California Assemblymen Introduce a Legitimate Bill to Solve Homelessness

February 16, 2024 2:55 amFebruary 16, 2024 2:56 am

Two California Assemblymen have introduced a bill to address life beyond homelessness. Assemblymen Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) and Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) announced Assembly Bill 2417 “to expand and improve California’s response to our state’s homelessness crisis. This legislation increases funding flexibility...

Ringside: Wade Crowfoot on Desalination, and the Opportunity Cost of the Delta Tunnel

February 15, 2024 7:31 amFebruary 15, 2024 7:31 am

Last week in Sacramento at Cal Desal’s annual conference, one of the highlights was an appearance by Wade Crowfoot, California’s Natural Resources Secretary. In his remarks, and in answer to questions from the audience, Crowfoot sought to create the impression the...

Garvey Wins the Second 2024 California U.S. Senate Debate

February 13, 2024 12:47 pmFebruary 13, 2024 12:50 pm

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and former Major League Baseball Star Steve Garvey (R) met on the stage for a debate for the second time in the U.S. Senate race on Monday, at...

Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop 1 for Newsom for President!

February 12, 2024 2:55 amFebruary 11, 2024 5:50 pm

There are two things that stand between Gavin Newsom and the White House: Joe Biden and his own record as governor. There’s not much Newsom can do about the former, but he’s trying hard to correct—at least cosmetically—the errors of...