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California Has Lost 410,000 Jobs. With a New Bill, More Could Be on the Way Out

Imagine the following scenario: You are a commercial developer. It is noon on a Sunday, and you are reviewing your bid for a major project before...

10.04.2024 8

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After A $100 Billion Surplus, California Now Faces A $73 Billion Budget Deficit

Last month, California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, or LAO, which is the nonpartisan state department that advises California’s policymakers...

27.03.2024 10

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California’s “Paneragate” Shows How Lobbyists Are Now Crafting Laws

Bloomberg recently broke a story about a bizarre exemption from California’s new fast-food franchise regulations—which include a $20 minimum wage...

20.03.2024 7

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California’s New Fast-Food Law Shows How Bankrupt The State’s Regulatory Process Has Become

California’s New Fast-Food Law Shows How Bankrupt the State’s Regulatory Process Has Become 

05.03.2024 3

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As California Declines, So Do Its US Senate Candidates

California has lost 366,000 jobs since February 2020. In that same period, the rest of the US economy has added over 5.4 million jobs. California jobs...

29.02.2024 20

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Newsom Wants To Add $6.4 Billion To California’s $1.6 Trillion Debt With Proposition 1

Newsom Wants to Add $6.4 Billion to California’s $1.6 Trillion Debt with Proposition 1

14.02.2024 5

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In Los Angeles, “Squatters Have Rights, Too”

The likelihood that Beverly Hills voters will support incumbent George Gascón for Los Angeles County district attorney in next month’s primary...

31.01.2024 6

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California’s Fiscal Irresponsibility Creates $58 Billion Budget Deficit

In what can only be described as gross fiscal mismanagement, California must now deal with a state budget deficit of as much as $58 billion in the...

25.01.2024 3

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Depoliticizing Stanford, UCLA, And UC Berkeley’s Searches For New Leaders

Depoliticizing Stanford, UCLA, and UC Berkeley’s Searches for New Leaders

12.01.2024 5

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California High-Speed Rail Goes To Washington, DC

I testified recently before the US House of Representatives Transportation Committee about California high-speed rail. I began, “As a Californian, I...

20.12.2023 6

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In Debate with DeSantis, Newsom Can’t Admit California’s Policy Failures

Last week’s Fox News debate between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom revealed several inconvenient truths about California and Gavin Newsom. One is...

06.12.2023 4

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New California Law Requires “Fake News” Classes for K–12 Students

New California Law Requires “Fake News” Classes for K–12 Students

14.11.2023 5

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California Is Missing Nearly 900,000 Jobs Since Newsom Became Governor

Gavin Newsom was inaugurated as California’s governor in January 2019. Since then, California has lost nearly 57,000 jobs, while the rest of the...

26.10.2023 10

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New California Law Begins Process Of Creating State-Run Single-Payer Healthcare

Imagine waiting an hour and a half for an ambulance to take you to the emergency room, then waiting an additional 12 hours before being seen. Or...

24.10.2023 10

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California’s Chilling Attempt To Muzzle Physician Speech

Last fall, Gavin Newsom signed into law a bizarre and disturbing requirement that would charge California physicians with professional misconduct and...

11.10.2023 2

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We Will Miss Dianne Feinstein’s Bipartisanship

With Dianne Feinstein’s passing, we lose a senator who governed with thoughtfulness, vision, and dignity. Californians will elect a new senator in...

03.10.2023 3

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Pending Legislation Shows California Politicians Don’t Trust Parents

California legislators finished the 2022–23 legislative session last week and passed hundreds of bills, many of which await Gavin Newsom’s...

20.09.2023 2

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How California’s Homeless Problem Became Intractable

California governor Gavin Newsom sharply criticized a judge’s recent injunction that prevents San Francisco from clearing homeless encampments...

15.09.2023 2

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