Commentary For a while, the internet was an unambiguously revolutionary phenomenon. Everyone could broadcast truth to the world. But as the internet became ubiquitous, and with the more recent impact of social media and broadband, what had been a revolution is becoming a coopted new manifestation of establishment power. The modern internet is a propagandist’s…
The Reactionary Politics of Silicon Valley
August 4, 2022
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Opponents Urge Newsom to Veto Legalized ‘Drug Dens’ Legislation
A California mom whose fentanyl-addicted son is living on the streets of San Francisco is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto legislation that would allow the creation of supervised drug consumption sites in Los Angeles and San Francisco counties, as well as the city of Oakland. “It’s insanity. It’s normalizing drug use,” Jacqui Berlinn,…
Growing Number of California Cities Declare Monkeypox an ‘Emergency’
An increasing number of municipalities are declaring health emergencies over monkeypox, with Los Angeles and San Diego issuing declarations this week. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved declaring a local emergency (pdf) over monkeypox on Tuesday. It came as health officials in the county said a child in Long Beach contracted the virus….
GEICO Shutters California Branches
August 2, 2022
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Auto-insurance giant GEICO has closed all 38 branches in California, becoming the latest private insurance company to reduce business operations in the state. Locally owned branch offices were told of the company’s decision in a two-minute zoom call, one agent who asked to remain anonymous told The Epoch Times. “It’s criminal,” the branch office owner…
Warren Buffett-owned Company Shutters California Branches
August 2, 2022
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Auto-insurance giant GEICO has closed all 38 branches in California, becoming the latest private insurance company to reduce business operations in the state. Locally owned branch offices were told of the company’s decision in a two-minute zoom call, one agent who asked to remain anonymous told The Epoch Times. “It’s criminal,” the branch office owner…
Federal Moratorium Shuts Down New Oil and Gas Drilling in Central California
California has reached a settlement with the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to shut down new oil and gas drilling on more than 1 million acres of public land in Central California. The settlement, announced Aug. 1 by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, requires the BLM to withdraw the land from…
Perspective on California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye Retiring
August 1, 2022
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Commentary California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye announced she’s retiring on Jan. 1, 2023. The Associated Press story reported, “Cantil-Sakauye indirectly contrasted the California justices’ good working relationship to the vitriol and distrust on the U.S. Supreme Court particularly since a leak of the high court’s pending abortion decision earlier this year.” Cantil-Sakauye…
2 Bodies Found in Burned Vehicle in California Wildfire Zone
YREKA, Calif.—Two bodies were found inside a charred vehicle in a driveway in the wildfire zone of a raging California blaze that is among several burning in the western U.S. amid hot, dry, and gusty conditions that boost the danger that the fires will keep growing, officials said Monday. The McKinney Fire in Northern California…
Democrats Still Not Getting Why Latinos Moving to GOP
July 31, 2022
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Commentary One of the themes in my Epoch Times articles has been how many Latino voters, including in California, have been offended by the Democratic Party’s recent lurch to the far left. The Democratic Party of working-class voters I grew with in Michigan—the party of Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy—has morphed into the party…
Western Flames Spread, California Sees Its Largest 2022 Fire
YREKA, Calif.—Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday as they sought to protect remote communities. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern…
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