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by | Mar 17, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reversed a decision to parole Royce Miller, convicted of second-degree murder for strangling San Francisco high-school student Maxina Danner in 2004. Those who believe this signals a tougher approach on violent crime have a few things to consider….

by | Mar 13, 2024

California liberals are horrified that illegal immigrants who commit violent felonies are not provided with free legal defense against their deportation. A coalition of progressive groups in California has argued that not providing such a service “unduly re-punishes [illegal immigrants]…

by | Mar 10, 2024

The miracle of the free market and its unparalleled ability to generate wealth relies on trust. To the maximum degree possible, trust allows the exchange of goods to be defined only by the willingness of buyers and sellers coming together…

by | Mar 9, 2024

Fresno County, California, “will receive a $125,000 settlement from the owner of the building where an illegal biological lab with links to China” was recently uncovered in the city of Reedley. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed a cleanup…

by | Mar 6, 2024

SACRAMENTO — The best way to avoid a life of poverty is to develop work skills that are marketable. That seems pretty obvious. Although I’m financially dependent on the companies that pay me, my job security stems not from whatever…

by and | Mar 5, 2024

On Tuesday, residents of San Francisco headed to the polls to cast their ballots on two major ballot measures that sound as though conservatives could have written them. Proposition F and E would mandate drug screening for individuals who receive…

by | Mar 1, 2024

It looks as though the citizens of Los Angeles, the legendary traffic capital of America, the place that gifted us freeway gridlock and smog, the “spaghetti bowl” of freeways and the parking lot that is “the 405 Freeway,” will vote…

by | Feb 28, 2024

SACRAMENTO — Thanks to the wonders of social media, it’s easy to find large communities of car-loathing, bicycle-riding, transit-loving urbanists who view cars as “death machines” and insist they are the cause of every woe known to mankind. Many of these…

by | Feb 28, 2024

This week marked the launch of a new effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. As it follows a much-hyped and yet totally unsuccessful recall effort in 2021 that saw Newsom avoid an ousting by a 24-percentage-point margin,…

by and | Feb 28, 2024

There is no doubt that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a suave politician — but there is one thing he is not good at, and that’s managing a budget. Last week, California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office announced that the state currently…

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