Let’s close this week out of policy look-back by discussing homelessness. Since Gov. Newsom took office in 2019, homelessness in California has risen by 30,000
We’ve got some deception going on in a Newport Beach city council race right now. My colleague, Noah Blom, is running against my former colleague,
Do you want it to be easier to raise taxes in California? If yes, Sacramento has a proposition for you! Specifically, Proposition 5. If you
Philosophy asks: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Sacramento is currently
When you lose, change the rules. That’s how democracy works in California, right? Let me explain. Los Angeles County’s 9.7 million residents, San Diego County’s
Recently-introduced AB1955 will codify Sacramento’s preference for having school officials conceal information from parents. Specifically, Chino Valley Unified School District has passed a parent notification
I wrote recently about our Orange County Sheriff’s approach to publicly announcing when people illegally in the country would be released from the Orange County
In 2017, California passed the sanctuary state legislation (SB54) that severely limited how much local law enforcement can cooperate with federal authorities to enforce immigration
Basic economics says that as costs go up, prices go up. If I own a bakery and sugar prices spike, the final cake product is
Imagine that a CEO announces that a top spot in the company is open. That spot’s power is enormous, nearly everyone who holds it becomes
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