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President Trump’s Whirlwind Trip to California; Media and Elected Democrats Denounce Visit

September 22, 2019 11:47 amSeptember 22, 2019 12:06 pm

President Donald Trump traveled to California last week and California’s left, the media, and elected Democrats went crazy, and denounced his visit. The headlines from California news outlets were predictable: AP: Trump says he will do ‘something’ about homelessness SDUT:...

Janet Napolitano Steps Down as University of California President

September 19, 2019 8:44 amSeptember 19, 2019 8:52 am

Janet Napolitano is stepping down as president of the University of California, a post the former Arizona governor and Department of Homeland Security boss has held since 2013. “It seemed like a good time to have some fresh blood,” Napolitano...

How the Homeless Epidemic is Destroying Communities

September 17, 2019 8:26 amSeptember 17, 2019 8:37 am

‘When homeowners believe that our politicians either don’t know what to do, ignore our complaints, or show us statistics about how good things are, their last resort is to leave.’ When you ask residents of Land Park in Sacramento...

Life Sentence for Pakistani Murderer Rohail Sarwar

September 16, 2019 7:50 amSeptember 16, 2019 7:56 am

Yolo County Judge Paul Richardson on Thursday sentenced Rohail Sarwar to life in prison without possibility of parole for the murder of Junying Lu. Judge Richardson told the court the crime was among the “most vicious criminal acts” he had...

Shahid Buttar’s Campaign to Unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

September 11, 2019 3:26 pmSeptember 12, 2019 2:29 pm

Shahid Buttar’s campaign to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) seems at first glance a quixotic endeavor. In attempting to successfully primary an incumbent speaker of the house, Buttar, a Democrat, seeks to achieve a historic first. He also is...

Public Sector Unions Buy Another ‘Republican’ Politician

September 11, 2019 2:07 amSeptember 11, 2019 10:22 am

As a force in state politics, California’s Republican party is, for all practical purposes, dead. Republicans hold only 11 of 40 seats in the State Senate, and just 18 of 80 seats in the State Assembly. Not one statewide office...

Sacramento Battles Over Homeless Shelters

September 10, 2019 11:45 amSeptember 12, 2019 2:46 pm

The exterior of the shelter, however, was a menagerie of social pathology: open drug dealing and drug use, open intoxication, surrounded by homeless encampments and the public health dangers they entail. If anyone wants to know why “low barrier” homeless...