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California Bids Farewell to a Freedom Fighter

July 29, 2019 11:50 amAugust 9, 2019 2:38 pm

With nearly 40 million people in the Golden State, Californians may be unaware of heroic persons in their midst. Such a hero was Alex Alexiev, who lived in Templeton, San Luis Obispo County, from 1999-2014, and passed away on Sunday...

Shooting at California’s Gilroy Garlic Festival Leaves 3 dead, 15 injured

July 29, 2019 7:25 amJuly 30, 2019 9:59 am

California’s annual garlic festival in beautiful Gilroy was halted Sunday by a gunman shooting into a crowd killing three, including a 6-year old boy. There were 15-18 injured, with hundreds of terrified visitors running for cover Sunday evening. The Gilroy...

Lobbying State Agencies

July 29, 2019 2:05 amJuly 28, 2019 3:53 pm

An important, but often over-looked, component of lobbying for or against legislative changes is working with the relevant state agencies or departments to secure a favorable recommendation on the bill that you are lobbying. There are both policy and fiscal...

From San Juan to Sacramento

July 28, 2019 7:34 amJuly 29, 2019 12:16 pm

Last week in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico, Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign, following nearly two weeks of protests in the capital of San Juan. Some 3,500 miles away in the Golden State, Californians can find guidance...

The Opportunity Cost of Shutting Down Diablo Canyon

July 27, 2019 6:26 amJuly 30, 2019 10:09 am

The flawed policies and phony accounting that are used to present renewables as competitive need to be replaced by honest analysis. For nearly 35 years, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant has pumped just over 2.0 gigawatts of electricity onto...

Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures, Part IV

July 26, 2019 8:02 amJuly 27, 2019 7:06 am

Everyone is piling on California these days, and for many valid reasons. California is always ranked as one of the worst states in the country in which to run a business, while many other states are ranked at the top...

Selected Highlights from California’s Constitution, Part VI

July 26, 2019 2:15 amJuly 26, 2019 6:34 am

The California Constitution, one of the longest of the fifty states, has 32 articles (even though the last one is numbered 35), and three articles contain subparts (Articles 10, 13 and 19). There are approximately 365 sections contained in those...