Monthly Archives: May 2023

Politics, Politics, Politics Story from City Journal. An excerpt. “Recent years have witnessed a transformation in California politics. Scrambling to be seen as leaders on housing policy, state lawmakers have taken big steps to wrest control of land-use regulation from … Continue reading →

Serious Storm in Asia Story from the Washington Post. An excerpt. “The most powerful storm system on Earth in more than two years, Super Typhoon Mawar, is raging through the Pacific, stirring up 70-foot waves amid 200 mph gusts as … Continue reading →

Some good news about our state from City Journal. An excerpt. “Some conservatives regard California as a lost cause, its economy and society doomed to decline. Yet despite its awful regulatory regime, the state retains its natural bounty and an edge … Continue reading →

Story from the Washington Post. An excerpt. “As California’s “big melt” nears its anticipated peak, officials on Monday painted a more optimistic picture of the potential for flooding from the record snowpack in the southern Sierra Nevada. Even as the … Continue reading →

Safety first, good action by this rafting company. Story from KCRA. An excerpt. “Even though the weather has warmed up, at least one raft rental company in Sacramento County has been closed for about a week out of concern over … Continue reading →

Good article about it from City Journal. An excerpt. “Ask the average Californian his take on homelessness, and he’ll say that it’s gotten much worse. Back in the early 2000s, a visitor to Los Angeles’s Skid Row or San Francisco’s Tenderloin … Continue reading →

This is a strategy that should be used more often, story from the Sacramento Bee. An excerpt. “Gov. Gavin Newsom joined state and federal officials at Daguerre Point Dam in Marysville Tuesday to tout a long-sought deal to reintroduce Chinook … Continue reading →

They have been increasing as this article from the Sacramento Bee reports. An excerpt. “With temperatures getting warmer and an overgrowth of dry vegetation across Northern California, Sacramento-area fire officials are preparing for more wildland fires and homeless encampment fires. … Continue reading →

Tragically, this article from the Sacramento Bee tells you everything you need to know about how the Parkway’s homeless camping problem is, and has been, managed. An excerpt. “After years of threatening to do so, Sacramento County has officially cleared … Continue reading →

Shocking article from City Journal An excerpt. “A dozen states have joined California and many countries in passing legislation to ban the sale of conventional cars and push everyone into electric vehicles (EVs), many within the decade. Similarly, in a … Continue reading →