Garvey’s run impressive but makes Schiff a likely shoo-in
Now it will be Adam Schiff versus Steve Garvey in what could turn into a bitter runoff battle for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. …
California politics
What will a decisive vote for Trump say about California GOP?
If Donald Trump wins a third consecutive GOP nomination for president and then goes on to a November victory, as seems likely after the first few Republican primary elections and …
California energy panel should limit oil refiners’ margins
For many years, California drivers and Republican politicians have blamed Democrats and high gas taxes for the huge difference in the price of gasoline here compared to other states. It …
California insurance crisis pales in comparison to other states
So you think California has a serious property insurance crisis, with one company (State Farm) getting a 20% increase just as 2023 ended and others demanding even higher increases as …
Conflicts of interest on California utilities panel must end
One of the more interesting statements in a recent news story about the just-arrived $34.50-per-month average increase in household bills from California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, came from …
Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to run for state treasurer
Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has announced she’s running for state treasurer in 2026. Schaaf, who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, aims to replace Fiona Ma, the current …
California’s mental health Prop. 1 may help fix homelessness
Much is made continually of this state’s poverty rate, now running above 13%. Most polls show voters rank homelessness as even more of an issue, though, with about 70% in …
California’s groundwater must become a priority in Sacramento
California has had drought years and wet years, several “years of the woman” and the last few years may well have been called “years of housing increases,” at least in …
California’s increased housing units haven’t meant lower rents
California’s top officials and the bureaucrats who back them up persist in telling us there’s a massive housing shortage in this state, amounting to something between 1.8 million and 3 …
Transgender students California’s latest state-local conflict
For the last several years, the dominant sentiment among Gov. Gavin Newsom and other top state officials and legislators has been that one size fits all of California when it …