Newsom’s Tyranny of Numbers

As the California State Legislature enters the final two weeks of getting their 2020-21 budget to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature, there is still some confusion as to the size of the financial hole Californians are current under. Is it $18 billion or $54.4 billion? And why the large disparity in numbers? California Governor […]

“F– the POA!” Just Another Day in California’s Most Liberal City

San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer made herself the poster child for coarse, vulgar bullying recently. Surrounded by several other current and past supervisors, Fewer took the stage at an election night party to lead in chanting: “F— the POA! F— the POA! F— the POA!” Her reference is to the San Francisco Police Officers […]

Judged by a Felon

There seems to be no end to California Democrats’ quest to upend our criminal justice system. First it was letting prisoners out early, because the jails were overcrowded. Then it was reducing dozens of felonies to misdemeanors, reducing penalties for using guns to commit crime, and ending the bail system. Then Governor Gavin Newsom granted […]

California’s Attorney General enforces travel ban to South Carolina – yet turns a blind eye to governor’s trip to El Salvador

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced April 2 that he was extending California’s ban on taxpayer-funded trips to the State of South Carolina, saying it allows private faith-based groups to withhold adoption services over moral objections, effectively permitting discrimination against LGBTQ people. Well and good, but why is the AG going silent about Governor Newsom’s […]

The Governor’s Press Shop Gets Some Media Allies on The Death Penalty

Borrowing a term that for better or worse pervades our landscape these days, we have to consider Public Policy Institute of California’s most recent poll results specific to the death penalty and the articles written about it as “Fake News.” Why? Because there are “Real Results” that shred the findings.

California’s Slick Salesman

With less than a month in office, California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to offer something for everyone. You have to give it to the governor – he’s a slick salesman. Some legislators and activists are clearly buying everything he is selling, only to be left confused a few days later.

“They” is Not Amused

In the spirit of “You Just Can’t Make This Up,” I offer you California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s latest order. In her never-ending quest to be politically correct – and make sure all the rest of us are, too – she has mandated that in the Judiciary Committee, which she chairs, she is now to […]