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California’s Draconian AB-5 Law Should Be Debate Topic #1 for Gov. Newsom

November 27, 2023 3:22 pmNovember 27, 2023 3:22 pm

When Gov. Gavin Newsom faces off with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the upcoming Fox News debate on Thursday, November 30, Newsom should be made to answer for the countless flagrant fiascos of his own making in California — not...

San Francisco Begins 90 Day Ban On Mission Street Outdoor Vendors

November 27, 2023 12:16 pm

The newest chapter in the years-long feud between the City of San Francisco and outdoor street vendors began on Monday when the 90-day street vending ban in the Mission District, prompting local street vendors to announce an upcoming “direct action”...

How Biden Can Win… and Trump and Newsom and DeSantis, Too

November 27, 2023 2:30 amNovember 27, 2023 2:31 am

The most recent tranche of polls has not been good for President Joe Biden. In general, voters are worried about the economy, immigration, the entrenched bureaucracy, and crime. About Joe, specifically, they are worried about his age – actually, probably...

About Last Week… California Democrats Seem to Know They Have a Problem

November 26, 2023 3:07 pm

At last week’s Democratic state party convention, they had to face a gauntlet of angry Hamas supporters, both physically outside the hall and philosophically inside the hall. The problem is that the Democratic standard bearer in the race to replace...

The Fallout Of Speaker Robert Rivas’ Assembly Leadership Shakeup

November 25, 2023 2:30 amNovember 26, 2023 8:58 am

Throughout the week, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) shook up the leadership in the California Assembly. Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) was replaced as Majority Leader by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters). Replacing her as Speaker Pro Tempore is Assemblyman Jim...

CADEM Chairman Rusty Hicks Announces Run For Assembly

November 24, 2023 11:43 am

California Democratic Party (CADEM) Chairman Rusty Hicks announced on Thanksgiving that he would be running for Assembly next year, which, if successful, would be his first elected office. Originally from Ft. Worth, Texas, Hicks moved to Los Angeles in 2003...

Steve Garvey: The Republican Wild Card

November 24, 2023 2:42 amNovember 24, 2023 2:43 am

Since January, almost all the coverage of the 2024 U.S. Senate race has been on three major candidates: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), and Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) . They have been by far the top candidates in terms of donations, endorsements,...