Minnesota governor and former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s address to the California Democratic Party on Saturday demonstrated that the Democrats have diagnosed a problem with their public image but are unwilling to implement a solution. Walz spoke to Democrats…
SACRAMENTO, Calif — It’s not exactly unheard of for California’s progressive lawmakers to introduce ideologically driven bills designed to make a point rather than solve any problem, but it’s hard to tolerate this nonsense in the midst of a crisis. California’s insurance industry…
Kudos to President Donald Trump for moving to cut off the spigot of federal funds for the California High-Speed Rail project during the first month of his second term. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that $4 billion in funding,…
Wild flames continue to destroy the City of Angels, and California Governor Gavin Newsom has yet to be held accountable for his failure to prevent the Los Angeles fires. Join Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on The Spectacle Podcast to discuss Newsom…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s political establishment spend a lot of time blathering about protecting “California’s values,” but the election results show that even voters here have tired of that nonsense. Vice President Kamala Harris —…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Here are two of the more surprising granular results from Tuesday’s statewide elections in California. Even though San Francisco’s voter registrations are 63 percent Democratic and only 7 percent Republican, voters there opposed a far-reaching rent-control measure…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 1174, which prohibits local governments from enacting or enforcing identification requirements for voting. The measure was authored by state Sen. David Min, Irvine Democrat, now running for Congress in California’s 47th district. Min’s…
Former California state senator Gloria Romero has defected to the Republican Party, telling reporters, “In this Capitol behind me, I served as both Senate Democratic Caucus chair and the Senate majority leader. But today I say goodbye. Adios! I’ve had enough.”…
SACRAMENTO — Am I wrong to notice that Gavin Newsom doesn’t seem particularly interested in the nuts-and-bolts of governing the nation’s most-populous state but instead prefers gallivanting around the country and globe giving lectures about “transformative” political ideas? Political travel…
