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Chronicle of a ‘Justice-Involved Person’

August 24, 2019 7:29 amAugust 25, 2019 9:48 am

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will now call “justice-involved person” someone previously known as a “convicted felon.” That term includes some in the high ranks of California government, national figures in the field of education. Attorney Bill Honig, State...

California’s Homeless Epidemic: The Silent Majority Cannot Stay Quiet

August 23, 2019 8:57 amSeptember 4, 2019 9:46 am

The more people who stayed quiet, referring to themselves as the ‘silent majority,’ the worse it was for the ones who didn’t. As a California native, what I have seen happen to this state and my neighborhood, which used...

The Role of the California Insurance Commissioner

August 23, 2019 8:15 amAugust 23, 2019 8:16 am

California’s elected Insurance Commissioner (IC) regulates almost all lines of insurance (with the notable exception of workers’ compensation). He or she heads the Department of Insurance (CDI), which was created in 1868 as part of a national system of state-based...

Carl DeMaio Running for Rep. Duncan Hunter’s Seat in 2020

August 23, 2019 8:11 amAugust 23, 2019 9:07 am

Reform California Chairman Carl DeMaio has announced he is running for the 50th District seat currently held by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine. In a California Globe interview, former San Diego City Councilman DeMaio said, “there is no safe seat in...

Presidential Hopeful Bernie Sanders Holds Large Rally In Downtown Sacramento

August 22, 2019 10:19 pmAugust 24, 2019 7:30 am

“I’m here this evening to ask for your help to win the Democratic primary in California,” said Bernie Sanders, the U.S. Senator from Vermont, to a wildly cheering crowd Thursday evening. “This is about defeating the most dangerous President in...

Nearly 350,000 California Residents Dropped by Insurers over Wildfire Risk

August 22, 2019 10:29 amAugust 22, 2019 10:22 pm

The number of California’s rural homeowners dropped by insurance companies is up to nearly 350,000 in just four years, the Fresno Bee reported this week. But what is not addressed is that without the ability to properly insure the home,...

California Sanctuary For Criminals

August 22, 2019 2:30 amAugust 22, 2019 6:49 am

Citizens of foreign countries who enter the United States illegally are by definition criminals. Granted, the crime is not considered serious under U.S. law, roughly comparable to trespassing, but it is a crime and 50 years ago, in both Democrat...