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Straw Poll: Slight Majority of Californians Want to End ‘Newsomandering’

August 5, 2025 1:29 pmAugust 6, 2025 2:13 pm

According to a new Lost Coast Outpost straw poll, Californians stand about evenly divided between wanting Governor Gavin Newsom’s mid-decade redistricting plans to go froward to Californian voters, and not wanting this to come to fruition. A straw poll is...

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton: Newsom and AG Bonta Want to Steal 6 More Republican Seats

August 5, 2025 12:28 pmAugust 5, 2025 4:35 pm

“Gavin Newsom is trying to steal five House seats from Republicans so Democrats can flip the House and impeach President Trump,” said Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton posted on X Sunday. “This is not about Texas. It’s about Newsom’s presidential ambitions....

Squatters Are Re-Victimizing Americans, and Our Laws Are Letting Them

August 5, 2025 10:30 amAugust 5, 2025 11:14 am

By any reasonable standard, if someone breaks into your home, they should be arrested. If someone moves onto your fire-ravaged land and sets up camp, they should be removed. And if someone forges a lease or claims rights to your...

Breaking News: Newsom vs. Schwarzenegger on Partisan Gerrymander of CA House Lines

August 5, 2025 6:53 amAugust 5, 2025 6:53 am

A Legacy of Non-Partisan Maps Arnold Schwarzenegger, the iconic action star and California’s governor from 2003 to 2011, is getting ready to take on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter the threat of Texas’ Republican-led gerrymandering with a Democratic redistricting...

Exclusive Rights of Pilotage

August 5, 2025 2:30 amAugust 5, 2025 2:31 am

Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with the exclusive rights of pilotage for Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1125 provides that pilots licensed by...

Asian Forests Victims of Intolerable ‘Green’ Lie

August 4, 2025 3:00 pmAugust 4, 2025 3:01 pm

In the modern climate debate, emotion and partisan allegiance replace critical thinking to smear carbon dioxide (CO2) as a dangerous pollutant. Well-crafted green advocacies steal the spotlight, while reason languishes in the shadows of medieval-style witch hunts. The reality, however,...

San Francisco Mayor Lurie’s $350,000 PR Spin

August 4, 2025 12:52 pmAugust 4, 2025 12:52 pm

In San Francsico politics, public perception is often of greater importance than policy success. Politicians frequently contract with private public relations (PR) consultants to enhance their image, amplify achievements, and deflect criticism. While this is usually legal, this practice raises...