Back in 1994, most Orange County residents were unaware of the risky investment strategies of the late Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Robert Citron until they
California’s “military equipment use policy” is a real example of turning hashtag policy into a waste of taxpayer money and law enforcement’s time. Before we
I agree with Gov. Newsom about …. Whoa. That felt weird to type. Let’s try that again. (I kid. I can find reasons to agree
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
The California gas tax jumps up again today. While the State has a nearly $100 billion budget, the ruling party has repeatedly failed to offer
In response to the recent US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the state legislature has voted to place on the November 2022 ballot
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
Histories shows that revolutionaries tend to eat their own as their revolutionary moment accelerates. The knives come out for those comrades deemed insufficiently radical or
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
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