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Gov. Newsom Appoints Lindsey Sin As New Secretary of Veterans Affairs

May 30, 2023 5:05 pmMay 30, 2023 5:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Lindsey Sin as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs over the weekend, filling a long standing vacancy at the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet). Sin began her career in the Navy in 1997, serving though...

Gov. Newsom Draws Criticism Following Partisan, ‘Tone-Deaf’ Memorial Day Tweet

May 30, 2023 12:28 pmMay 30, 2023 12:28 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom continued to receive criticisms over a “ill-timed” Memorial Day tweet on Tuesday, with many accusing him of bringing partisan politics on a day that is generally agreed to be devoid of them. In the past, while Newsom...

Old Navy is Latest Chain Store Chased Out Of San Francisco’s Downtown

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

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Old Navy announced they will be leaving their Market Street location on July 1st, becoming the latest retail chair store to lave the city’s downtown in recent months. For several years, large chains and small...

Why Did 352 California Companies Flee to Other States in Three Years?

May 29, 2023 9:03 amMay 30, 2023 8:03 am

Why are California businesses fleeing the once-Golden State in droves? Several articles this week answer that quite clearly. “These exits negatively impact the state and particularly the local communities that lose these headquarters. Employees also leave, reducing demand within their...

Ronald Reagan Memorial Day Speech 1982

May 29, 2023 7:00 amMay 29, 2023 7:02 am

There is no reason to attempt to improve on perhaps the perfect Memorial Day speech, by President Ronald Reagan, May 31, 1982. “Our first obligation to them and ourselves is plain enough. The United States and freedom for which it...

Like A Good Neighbor, State Farm Isn’t There

May 27, 2023 2:30 amMay 27, 2023 4:50 pm

State Farm Insurance, the largest property and casualty insurance company in California, announced Friday they would no longer be accepting new applications for any kind of insurance other than personal vehicle insurance due to large increases in construction costs and...

Bill To List Human Trafficking Under Three Strikes Law Unanimously Passes Senate

May 26, 2023 4:52 pmMay 26, 2023 4:52 pm

A bill to include human trafficking in the listing of crimes defined as “serious” under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law, was passed by a unanimous vote in the Senate on Thursday, 40-0. Senate...