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86-Year-Old Paul Pelosi Involved in Hit-and-Run in Yountville

July 6, 2026 4:30 pmJuly 6, 2026 7:36 pm

Paul Pelosi, 86, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Yountville, Napa County on Friday, July 3, 2026. From various news reports, we know that Pelosi was driving a brown convertible when he struck...

Fed Analysis: Illegal Immigration Surge Under Biden Jacked Up Home and Rental Prices by Double Digits

July 6, 2026 4:08 pmJuly 6, 2026 4:11 pm

A working paper (see below) released by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas finds that the unprecedented (and abetted) wave of illegal immigration during the Biden administration accounted for roughly 30% of home price growth and 20% of...

Memo to Other States: Don’t Copy California on $6+ Gas

July 6, 2026 3:00 pmJuly 6, 2026 3:01 pm

For years, California politicians have treated transportation fuels not as an economic necessity but as a problem to eliminate. The result? Californians now pay some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation, businesses face rising transportation costs, and working...

‘Democrats for Lombardo’ Launches with Over 120 Prominent NV Democrats Backing Governor’s Reelection Bid

July 6, 2026 1:41 pmJuly 6, 2026 3:49 pm

In a clear sign of his broadening appeal beyond traditional party lines, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo’s campaign announced Tuesday the launch of “Democrats for Lombardo,” a bipartisan coalition of more than 120 registered Democrats from across the Silver State who...

Oakland Turned a Tree Ordinance Into a Revenue Machine

July 6, 2026 6:15 amJuly 6, 2026 6:16 am

A city council has decided that if you cut down trees without a permit, they can hand you a fine that is bigger than the land itself. That happened in Oakland, California, this year, and it’s exactly why the Eighth...

Ro Khanna’s New ‘Social Contract’: Wealth Confiscation Masquerading as Moral Philanthropy

July 3, 2026 1:55 pmJuly 3, 2026 2:19 pm

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) used his Substack platform on July 2 to lay out what he described as the “philosophical case for tax fairness and taxing billionaire wealth,” framing the proposal as a voluntary-sounding “new social contract” between society and...

Leaving California: International Paper Closing Plant in Elk Grove

July 3, 2026 7:30 amJuly 3, 2026 7:31 am

International Paper just announced that it will permanently close its converting and container plant in Elk Grove, California, as part of a broader North America packaging network streamlining. IP, a Memphis, Tennessee company, said the closure of plants in California,...