Repeat after me: government-imposed mask mandates don’t work. Did you say it out loud? If so, you’ve learned more in the past two years than
I recently attended an event where a Republican governor criticized other governors (including California’s) for violating foundational rights. But within that context, she commented that
A few years ago, a sixth grader from Newport Coast Elementary School came to our city council meeting to speak during public comment. In my
Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address as CA’s Governor reminded his audience that the most meaningful words of CA’s Constitution were its first three: “We the
In Federalist 51, James Madison explained: “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this:
Let’s talk the Elect Our Mayor initiative here in Newport Beach (Measure B ). And let’s start with the actual ballot question that you’ll be
For the first time since the start of the current century, fewer than 6 million students are attending California’s public schools. As best reported by
Last week, the Sacramento Bee reported that one of the men arrested in Sacramento’s gang-related mass shooting (that left six people dead) had a lengthy
Five months ago, Michael Shellenberger wrote a book titled “San Fransicko: How Progressives Ruin Cities.” Written from the perspective of someone who previously advocated and
Thanks to massive taxes imposed on our residents, California has a $65 billion budget surplus. If California immediately suspended its gas tax for a year,
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