Editorial: The Myth of the “Business Democrat” – Sacramento Edition
Few people know what “cryptid” means, but everyone has heard of a cryptid: Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Mothman. We should include in that
Few people know what “cryptid” means, but everyone has heard of a cryptid: Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Mothman. We should include in that
In Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, a small garbage chute used for censorship was referenced as a “memory hole.” That phrase has been used ever since
California’s powerful labor unions want to force employers to pay their workers to strike against them. That’s the gist of new legislation sponsored by the
Will Alfonso Alvarez resign from the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education in the wake of his July 29 arrest for drunk driving,
According to Catholic Vote, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is “a vile anti-Catholic organization.” Their motto is “Go and sin some more,” and they use the
At its March 28, 2023 meeting, the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education approved spending $500 for Trustee Rigo Rodriguez to join a
Helping our neighbors is one of the core foundations of American life. Whenever possible we want to find ways to ease the burden of those
For the past several months, UNITE-HERE Local 11 has been banging the “living wage” drum as it worked to qualify its wage-and-work-rules initiative for the
On March 28, the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved paying for the $186 annual dues for Trustee Alfonso Alvarez’s membership
Last month, the Irvine City Council voted unanimously to mandate that all new construction be 100% electric – no natural gas allowed. Fueled by “climate
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