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,
Sacramento housing policy is setting off flashing red lights across cities right now. You need to be aware of how this could change your community.
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.“ -Eric Hoffer, American philosopher When it comes to the
Many of us are old enough to remember when Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday were honored with their own particular holidays, rather than combined in
Let’s set the stage. California hosted the NFC championship game. Then it hosted the Super Bowl. Today it’s hosting the Super Bowl parade. You can
Democracy is on trial once again in Orange County. This time it’s about whether the boundaries of the five seats on the Orange County Board
“We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure and perpetuate its blessings, do establish
California’s powerful unions had the state Assembly in its usual vise grip Monday as a legislative deadline loomed that made it do-or-die for some bills.
Does this look like a state of emergency to you?: State of Emergency defined: “Extreme perils to the safety of person and property…beyond the control
Banning Ranch is a 400-acre parcel located between Newport Beach and Huntington Beach near the Santa Ana River. It is currently private property with nearly
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