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California State Capitol – the People’s House – Also Under Lockdown

January 15, 2021 5:15 pmJanuary 15, 2021 5:35 pm

The gallery in the California State Senate was closed to the public Friday disallowing the usual public review. The gallery is the seating area above the Senate chambers where visitors can sit and observe the Senate debate and vote on...

Downtown Sacramento: Streets Empty, Businesses Still Boarded Up

July 16, 2020 8:54 amJuly 16, 2020 4:22 pm

While Sacramento residents have been locked down, many are not aware that downtown businesses are still boarded up from the Antifa and Black Lives Matter riots in June. Following violence, anarchy, mass property damage, theft, robbery and vandalism during the...

What Autocrat, Dictator or Tyrant has Ever Willingly Given Up One-Man Rule?

May 25, 2020 2:10 amMay 25, 2020 6:54 am

The Legislature recessed and left town, leaving Californians with Gov. Newsom and his newly found powers. Under California’s state-of-emergency rules, on March 4, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom was the first governor to declare a...