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California Rep. Jackie Speier at Impeachment hearing. (youtube screen capture of house impeachment hearing)

California Rep. Jackie Speier Berates The Hill Reporter John Solomon For Getting the Truth About Ukraine

November 19, 2019 3:04 pmNovember 20, 2019 7:37 am

“I’m not speaking to The Hill anymore. Sorry,” California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier said to a senior writer for The Hill late last week. Why won’t the California Congresswoman talk to The Hill anymore? Because the news publication employed reporter...

California’s Purple Line Extension Must Be Stopped

November 5, 2019 3:40 pmNovember 6, 2019 11:53 am

High-speed rail has long been of interest for Californians, as public transit is oftentimes the fastest and easiest mode of transportation. However, public transit projects that are carried out incorrectly could leave taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of millions...

California’s ‘New Normal’

October 23, 2019 2:15 amOctober 22, 2019 7:39 pm

As hundreds of thousands of Californians struggled with power blackouts, Gov. Gavin held a recent press conference at the state’s Office of Emergency Services. “This can’t be the new normal,” the governor proclaimed. Embattled Californians might wonder what he is...

The Insurance Lobby is Ruining the California Healthcare System

October 9, 2019 9:39 amOctober 10, 2019 10:13 am

The price of a healthcare plan for a family of four is expected to exceed $30,000. Big changes are on the horizon for California’s healthcare system, and for many, those changes couldn’t come soon enough. Spearheaded by Governor Gavin...

San Francisco’s Prop. A: Expensive Insanity Marches On

October 8, 2019 10:05 amOctober 8, 2019 7:38 am

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein There is no solid evidence that one of history’s greatest geniuses ever said this, but its applicability to California’s housing crisis is...

A photo of homeless vagrants in Sacramento

First Hand Testimony: How the Homeless Crisis is Changing the Safest Communities in California

October 4, 2019 6:58 amOctober 4, 2019 7:05 am

‘We need our neighborhood back. We need public safety reforms and more police presence in our community, and higher numbers of law enforcement overall.’ In our last article we featured the issues affecting the historic Sacramento neighborhood of Land...

Citizens Demand Action on L.A.’s Purple Line Train Cost Overruns and Mismanagement

September 30, 2019 12:08 pmSeptember 30, 2019 3:35 pm

Many cities in the United States are experiencing an overwhelming increase in the number of homeless people occupying the streets, leading many citizens to take action. Recently, in lower Manhattan, residents were so fed up with city officials ignoring the...