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California ‘Pre-Crime’ Bill to Root Out Potential Criminals

April 25, 2019 7:39 amApril 26, 2019 6:09 am

Gun Owners of California issued a dire warning this week about “pre-crime” legislation to prohibit people likely to commit a crime from owning a gun. SB 55 by Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), would create a new class of...

UFW Leadership Change Highlights Enduring Problems

April 24, 2019 12:48 pmApril 25, 2019 7:39 am

Last fall the United Farm Workers announced that its president, Arturo Rodriguez, would be stepping down after 25 years at the helm of the controversial union. Teresa Romero has since taken his place, accompanied by some glowing articles about her....

The Causes of ‘Human-Violence’ Get Ignored When ‘Gun-Violence’ Can Be the Culprit

April 24, 2019 6:00 amApril 24, 2019 7:21 am

Perception is often manipulated to serve the agenda at hand. Did the story of 18 year old Sol Pais and the massive manhunt to find her as she trekked across the country to purchase a shotgun, disappear? Of course it...

Democrats Try Shackling Californians to A Desk

April 24, 2019 2:52 amApril 24, 2019 12:49 pm

California has never shied away from creating a solution without a problem or breaking a system that isn’t broken. And, it’s done it again. Last year, the California Supreme Court created a new test that will force many independent contractors...

Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Production In California Passes First Committee

April 23, 2019 7:45 amApril 25, 2019 8:00 am

A bill sponsored by a multitude of environmental justice groups, would cut the majority of oil and natural gas production in California. Coupled with environmental groups demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom ban new oil and gas drilling in California and completely...

Legislation Would End Oil and Gas Production In Most of California

April 22, 2019 9:49 amApril 23, 2019 7:46 am

The “Keep it In the Ground,” anti-oil and gas industry movement is going after the industry with more legislation disguised to address health and local control issues, despite that California already has the most environmentally regulated oil and gas production...

Bill to Throttle Short-Term Lending Will Prove Disastrous

April 22, 2019 6:00 amApril 24, 2019 1:20 pm

UPDATE below: A bill that could severely throttle the short-term lending market in California is currently weaving its way through the state legislature and could have substantial effects on the free market in a region that is rightfully known for...