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Former Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia Running For Congress in California’s 25th

March 31, 2020 2:15 amMarch 30, 2020 4:51 pm

“This district has seen this movie before, and they’re not buying it.” “Katie Hill misrepresented herself and her platform,” said Mike Garcia, the Republican nominee for California’s 25th Congressional District. “She did not represent our moderate District.” In a California...

Governor Newsom Unveils California Health Corps to Help Fight COVID-19 Coronavirus

March 30, 2020 4:02 pmMarch 31, 2020 6:54 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the California Health Corps, an initiative designed to gather all healthcare workers in the state to help treat an expected upturn of COVID-19 coronavirus patients. The new Health Corps The Corps...

California State Parks Closed to All Vehicles Following Massive Influx of Visitors

March 30, 2020 1:30 pmMarch 30, 2020 4:03 pm

On Sunday, California State Parks closed down the parking areas and other vehicle areas at all 280 park locations. The State Parks agency made the decision after having parks being flooded with people escaping stay-at-home orders for the last few...

Sacramento City Schools Superintendent Aguilar Takes a Big Pay Increase While Schools Closed

March 30, 2020 7:46 amMarch 30, 2020 7:46 am

In March 2019, California Globe reported Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jorge Aguilar and seven other administrators spent more than $35,000 to attend a six-day conference at the Harvard Business School, while the district teetered on the verge of...

UPDATED: Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores

March 28, 2020 5:40 pmMarch 29, 2020 2:11 pm

UPDATE below: The National Rifle Association, in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Conference, sued Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials on Friday over the closing of gun stores in response to...

Taxes at a Standstill: How the Coronavirus Can Halt Ballot Initiatives in the Coming Years

March 28, 2020 5:28 pm

As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to keep people home and put the economy into a lull, the combined health and economic factors have made everyone from state officials to local activists worried about voters passing new taxes, bonds, and propositions...

McClintock: Covid-19 Didn’t Kill Our Economy; Government Policies Did

March 28, 2020 8:42 amMarch 28, 2020 5:41 pm

California Republican Congressman Tom McClintock exposes the good, the bad and the ugly in the CARES Act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klgGS-aO_wQ Covid-19 didn’t kill our economy. Government policies, however well intentioned, did. In just a few weeks, they derailed the most prosperous and...