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Governor Gavin Newsom Gaslights his Way Through the May Budget Revision

May 14, 2026 2:27 pmMay 15, 2026 1:33 pm

“Governor Newsom’s revised budget proposal is a fiscally disciplined, balanced plan that cuts the long-term deficit by more than half and tightens Sacramento’s belt — while supporting our most vulnerable Californians amid Donald Trump’s cruel assault on the state,” says...

Gavin Newsom and California Democrats Are Doubling Down on Their Government Failure

May 14, 2026 8:54 amMay 14, 2026 10:23 am

California is a textbook case of government failure. Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s Democrats are doubling down on their failure, corruption, addiction to spending, and ridiculous programs, further destroying the quality of life in the once greatest state in...

Ringside: When it Comes to Water, California Needs to Think Big Again

May 14, 2026 6:00 amMay 14, 2026 6:01 am

For most of the previous century, Californians successfully designed and built big water infrastructure. In sixty years, from 1910 through 1970, we built the most impressive system of interbasin transfers in the world. The Los Angeles Aqueduct, Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct,...

Duties of Health Care Providers

May 14, 2026 2:00 amMay 14, 2026 2:01 am

Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 4.7 deals with duties of health care providers under the Probate Code in California. Section 4730 provides that, before implementing a health care decision made for a patient, a supervising health care provider...

LA’s $30 Minimum Wage Debate: Is LA on a Path to Having the ‘Highest-Paid Unemployed Workforce in the Country?

May 13, 2026 5:13 pmMay 14, 2026 10:26 am

In May 2025, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike, in a 12-3 vote, for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of reaching $30 an hour by 2028 – in time for the Los Angeles hosted...

Race for California Lt. Gov. Exhumes Sexual Harassment Accusations Against State Treasurer Fiona Ma

May 13, 2026 4:00 pmMay 13, 2026 4:04 pm

California’s State Treasurer Fiona Ma is running for Lieutenant Governor. Congressman Eric Swalwell, now a former candidate for California Governor, had charges of sexual harassment against him, the Globe reported, in #MeToo Part Deux? Dem Activists Accuse Rep Eric Swalwell...

Reed Hastings: Bankrolling California’s Progressives… and Now, He’s Eyeing Newsom’s White House Run

May 13, 2026 3:13 pmMay 13, 2026 3:13 pm

Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, and his wife, philanthropist Patricia “Patty” Quillin, have emerged as two of California’s most generous – and ideologically consistent – political donors. Hastings built a fortune transforming a humble DVD-by-mail...