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Sacramento Spending Another $2.5 Million on New Glamping Tent City for Homeless

June 25, 2026 10:55 amJune 25, 2026 1:26 pm

Published June 24, 2026 7:00am. UPDATED: June 25, 2026: Sacramento’s fancy new $2.5 million homeless tent city, a “safe camping site,” is located in the River District. The City will be committing $1.2 million annually to contractors to run the...

Marni von Wilpert’s Record on Immigration and Housing Faces New Scrutiny Amid Falling Rents

June 25, 2026 9:14 amJune 25, 2026 9:14 am

A new report from the Federal Reserve highlights the role unauthorized immigration played in driving up housing costs in recent years. The study found that unauthorized immigration accounted for roughly 30% of house-price growth and 20% of rent growth in...

Ringside: The Best Way to Eliminate Methane Leaks is to Drill

June 25, 2026 6:30 amJuly 1, 2026 7:26 pm

California’s oil industry has been active for well over a century, and Los Angeles was always at the heart of it. By 1894, about 80 wells were already producing oil in the city, setting off a boom that peaked in the 1970s...

Obama-Appointed Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Election Integrity Executive Order

June 24, 2026 3:12 pmJune 24, 2026 3:12 pm

In a sweeping decision issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper, an Obama appointee, permanently enjoined key provisions of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14399 aimed at verifying U.S. citizenship in federal elections and bolstering election integrity. In doing...

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Stands Firm: Local Taxpayer Protection Act Stays on November Ballot

June 24, 2026 1:51 pmJune 24, 2026 2:03 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass claimed in a recent interview that a deal had been reached to keep the Local Taxpayer Protection Act off the November ballot. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) immediately pushed back, declaring it will not...

Mask Off: Ro Khanna Goes Full Commie

June 24, 2026 10:57 amJune 24, 2026 10:57 am

In a move that should surprise exactly no one paying attention, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Silicon Valley) took to X to celebrate the primary victory of Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate in New York’s 13th District. Khanna...

The Pride of Benicia: The 57-Year Legacy of a Refinery and Its People

June 23, 2026 4:26 pmJune 23, 2026 4:27 pm

When people discuss the closure of the Valero Benicia Refinery, the conversation usually centers on fuel production, energy policy, and economics. But what we lost was more than a refinery. For 57 years, the Benicia Refinery was a source of...