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SPECIAL: We Can End California’s Homeless Crisis in One Year – These Blue States Show Us How

May 31, 2023 9:45 amMay 31, 2023 10:34 am

Special uncut op ed by: Jeff Reisig, DA Yolo County; Jim Cooper, Sheriff, Sacramento County; Anne Marie Schubert, Retired DA, Sacramento County; Greg Totten, CEO California District Attorneys Association and Retired DA, Ventura County It is time for new thinking...

The Alienation of COVID: You’re Not One of Them, Are You?

May 31, 2023 3:05 amMay 31, 2023 3:06 am

“There can be few experiences more traumatizing than suddenly becoming an alien in your own land. The primal fear of the hate-fueled mob coming to get you, burning torches in hand, runs through our human DNA.” There it is –...

California’s Labor Code Rarely Applies to the Public Sector

May 31, 2023 2:45 amMay 31, 2023 6:13 am

Many readers are not aware that the California Labor Code generally does not apply to public sector employers, including the state, counties, cities, and special districts. The Labor Code clearly applies to private employers. In most areas, however, the Labor...

California Appeals Courts Approves Parole For Manson Family Murderer Leslie Van Houten

May 31, 2023 2:30 amMay 31, 2023 2:31 am

The California Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles ruled on Tuesday in a 2-1 decision that convicted murderer and Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten should be released due there being “no evidence” to support Governor Gavin Newsom’s...

VMT Rears its Ugly Head Again as ‘Congestion Pricing’ in LA

May 30, 2023 2:04 pmMay 30, 2023 2:11 pm

So the Los Angeles Times ran a story today all about possible “congestion pricing” schemes coming soon to certain roads in the LA area soon. While the article lauds the social engineering aspect of the concept – even quoting one...

California’s ‘Impending Public Transportation Disaster’ Is Self-Inflicted

May 30, 2023 7:54 amMay 31, 2023 6:17 am

A sure sign of a crumbling, decaying, failing state is the email I received this morning from State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), calling an emergency press conference “on Impending Public Transportation Disaster:” Today, Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Ben...

Are Legislative Findings in Voters FIRST Act Bills Sufficient?

May 30, 2023 2:45 amMay 30, 2023 2:46 am

In reviewing recent legislation that proposes amendments to California’s Voters FIRST Act, as enacted by the voters by Proposition 11 in November 2008, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic statement that...