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Newspapers are dying. That’s old news. What’s new is that in California, they may get some state government life support.
Here’s a novel idea: Don’t spend money until you’ve got it. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed that as a way to head off future crippling state budget deficits.
Don’t be surprised if these annoying protests on college campuses, including at UCLA and USC, turn out bad for Democrats this November. They usually do
In the Legislature, a $10-billion ‘climate bond’ is being talked about for the November ballot. It would include $100-million for dam removal.
Based on the 2021 tax year, the top 1% of California earners paid virtually half – 49.9% -- of the state personal income tax. But the top 1% paid 38.7% of the income tax in 2023.
California has resumed adding people after three years of shedding them. Fewer people are now able to work remotely in other states, old people have quit dying at the extraordinary rate they were during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Biden administration has relaxed restrictions on legal immigration.
That Gavin Newsom has been governor while constituents flee is mostly coincidental. California just got too big for its carrying capacity — at least in the sprawling, ranch-house lifestyle.
They’ve almost finished counting votes from the California primary and the news is not good for President Biden.
Former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who just turned 90, has cemented himself as one of the most influential politicians in California history.
Gov. Gavin Newsom should have learned this four years ago: You don’t try to sell voters on more government spending in a primary election.
