Some oranges and grapefruit are rotting in containers as the ongoing supply chain crisis at U.S. ports delays citrus exports for two weeks or more in some locations. Since December 2021, Johnston Farms in Bakersfield, Calif., has dealt with shipping delays and equipment shortages. Some of their grapefruit has been found spoiled upon delivery. “[The…
New Poll Suggests Newsom Vulnerability
February 16, 2022
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Commentary California desperately needs a two-party system. As R Street Institute Western Regional Director Steven Greenhut recently pointed out, the state’s poor quality of leadership largely is due to this being “a one-party state, where internal party considerations matter more than policy credentials or basic competence.” A new Berkeley IGS Poll of the state’s registered…
San Francisco Voters Oust Three School Board Members Over Strict Pandemic Rules
February 16, 2022
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San Francisco voters on Feb. 15 overwhelmingly voted to recall three school board members, expressing their frustration with the board’s strict rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, and Faauuga Moliga were all recalled, with preliminary results showing at least 72 percent of voters opted to oust each one. Lopez, the board’s president, Moliga, the…
Wonder What Build Back Better Looks Like? See California
February 15, 2022
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Commentary President Biden has not given up on his “Build Back Better” bill, despite Senator Joe Manchin repeatedly stating it is dead. That’s because the multi-trillion-dollar bill contains the dreams of the globalist left elite and progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Build Back Better was not coined by Biden or his…
Orange County Offers Nearly $4 Million in Microbusiness Grants
February 15, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County microbusinesses, like street vendors and mom-and-pop shops, who began operating before 2020 and were “significantly” impacted by the COVD-19 pandemic can now apply for a one-time $2,500 grant until mid-March. “These are the people that were left behind in those other funding opportunities, and we’re really trying to make an effort…
Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Mandate COVID Vaccine in California Workplaces
February 15, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A group of Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Feb. 10 that would mandate all workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in California, even as omicron cases continue to plummet statewide. Assembly Bill 1993, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), is part of a series of bills generated by a coalition of state legislators—the Vaccine…
California High Court Won’t Hear Manson Follower Parole Case
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole. The court on Wednesday refused to hear Van Houten’s appeal of a lower court ruling last December that denied her petition for a review. That petition challenged…
California Finally Releases Its Latest Annual Financial Report
February 11, 2022
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Commentary While most municipalities in California are wrapping up their annual financial statement audits for the year ending June 30, 2021, the state just issued what’s known as its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, (formerly known as the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report), for the preceding year ending June 30, 2020. It’s the last state in the…
Offshore Oil Drilling Would Be Banned in California Under New Bill
February 11, 2022
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Offshore oil drilling would be banned in California under a new bill introduced on Feb. 9, following last year’s oil spill near Huntington Beach. Senate Bill 953, authored by state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), would shut down three of the four oil rigs in the state by Dec. 31, 2023. The fourth oil rig is…
California High-Speed Rail Boondoggle Cost Soars to $105 Billion
February 11, 2022
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Commentary I’ll give California’s high-speed rail project one thing. For 14 years, it’s given me something to write about as an example of government waste. From the beginning, when it was advanced as Proposition 1A in 2008, I have pointed out it existed only to spend billions, never to get near completion. The original cost…
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