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Gov. Newsom Pushes For Congressional Redistricting Special Election in November

August 1, 2025 12:50 pmAugust 1, 2025 12:50 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he would push for a special election this November for Congressional redistricting, should Texas continue with their current plans for a mid-decade redistricting. For the past several weeks, Governor Newsom has become...

Fueling Poverty, Not Progress: Why Extending Cap and Trade to 2045 Is a Bad Deal

August 1, 2025 3:30 amAugust 1, 2025 3:31 am

As President Donald Trump champions a “big, beautiful” economic revival, California’s cap-and-trade program stands as a stark reminder of legacy policies that burden everyday Americans for no clear gain. This system, which forces oil companies to buy emission allowances to...

Small Craft Harbors

August 1, 2025 2:30 amAugust 1, 2025 2:31 am

Division 6, Part 4, Chapter 3 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with small craft harbors. Section 3950 states that, whenever the commission determines by resolution that it is necessary or desirable to obtain funds through the sale...

The Politics of Weather in Beautiful California

July 31, 2025 2:31 pmAugust 2, 2025 7:47 am

California is enjoying a beautiful summer – particularly Northern California. Our usual July temperatures are hot – 90 to 100+ degrees. July 2025 has been glorious – high 70’s, and 80 to 85 degrees. It hit 90 degrees Monday and...

Gov. Newsom Signs High-Speed Rail Bill Creating Funding Plan for Merced to Bakersfield Segment

July 31, 2025 12:00 pmJuly 31, 2025 12:02 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that requires the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to create a detailed funding plan for the Merced to Bakersfield “phase one” segment following years of pressure from Republicans and some Democrats wanting...

New GDP Report Shows Astounding Growth in Trump’s Economy

July 31, 2025 7:36 amJuly 31, 2025 7:36 am

Some radio and TV hosts might want to consider refraining from practicing economics live on air. Most do not understand President Trump’s tariffs, nor do they understand the basics of GDP – Gross Domestic Product, the total value of goods...

Ringside: Logging Saves Species and Increases Our Water Supply

July 31, 2025 2:55 amJuly 31, 2025 2:56 am

There are obvious benefits to logging, grazing, prescribed burns, and mechanical thinning of California’s forests. When you suppress wildfires for what is now over a century, then overregulate and suppress any other means to thin the forest, you get overcrowded...