California’s Secretary of State has released a preliminary list of 41 candidates who have qualified to run in September’s special recall election seeking to oust incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom. The preliminary list (pdf), released on July 17, precedes a final, certified list expected to be published on July 21. Included on the list are 21…
Newsom Recall Candidate List Features 41 Names, Excludes Larry Elder
July 19, 2021
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Unintended Consequences: What They Won’t Tell You About California’s Eviction Moratorium
July 18, 2021
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Commentary Much has been written about tenants who fall through the cracks of the well-intentioned rent and eviction moratoriums. In the course of that dialogue, any discussion about the moratorium’s effects on landlords and property owners has become lost in the shuffle. As a result, next to nothing has been said about small landlords and…
California Fire Prompts Evacuations; Oregon Blaze Balloons
July 18, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada on Saturday as critically dangerous wildfire weather loomed in the coming days. The Tamarack Fire, which was sparked by lightning on July 4, exploded overnight and was…
The Only Way Republicans Could Displace Gavin Newsom
July 18, 2021
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Commentary It’s going to be hard. Nearly impossible—but still possible. Gov. Gavin Newsom can be recalled and replaced with a Republican. Following my previous article, “Newsom Versus Davis: A Review of Two Very Different Recalls,” here’s how Republicans could have a chance at recalling Newsom, and replacing him. This is based on both what happened…
2 Killed, 4 Wounded After Late-Night Shooting Along Waterfront in Old Sacramento
By Vincent Moleski From The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sacramento police are investigating a Friday night shooting in Old Sacramento that killed two people and wounded four others. In a news release, the Sacramento Police Department said that two men were killed in the shooting, which took place near the intersection of Front and L streets….
Research Used to Justify California’s ‘Equity’ Math Doesn’t Add Up
Part 1 of a Series on ‘Social Justice’ Research (Part 2 here) The push to create “equity” and more “social justice” in public schools in America’s largest state rests on this basic premise: “We reject ideas of natural gifts and talents,” declares the current draft of the California Math Framework, which also states that it rejects…
State Senators Vote in Favor of Law Targeting Organized Retail Theft Rings
California Senators have voted in support of reenacting a law that gives police the power to apprehend thieves and accomplices involved in organized retail theft rings. The Senate voted 39-0 in favor of Assembly Bill 331 (AB 331) on July 15 to reenact a law which had expired on July 1. The law includes provisions…
2 Men Charged With Planning to Blow up Democratic Headquarters
Two California men made plans to blow up the Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, authorities said in recently lodged charging documents. Ian Benjamin Rogers, 45, of Napa, and Jarrod Copeland, 37, of Vallejo, prompted by the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, began on Nov. 25, 2020, to plot an attack against targets they linked…
Dixie Fire Expands While Sugar Fire Nears 100,000 Acres
By Hayley Smith From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES–While the Sugar fire in Plumas neared the 100,000-acre milestone, firefighters on Thursday were continuing their efforts to contain the Dixie fire in Butte County. Officials estimated the size of the Dixie fire at 2,250 acres, according to fire Capt. Jacob Gilliam of the California Department of…
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Weaponizing Mental Health
Commentary Leaders and teachers are encouraging us to feel offended over a long list of grievances. We humans are easily offended, so fanning grievances is an effective way for a leader to recruit followers. Your stock of resentments is your ticket into the “army of discontent,” as Karl Marx called it. Leaders have weaponized public…