Trump, Newsom play high-stakes game over billions in federal wildfire aid • A multi-billion-dollar rule targeting homeowners and renters makes no sense
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Investigate and shutter the bullet train

Last week, federal transportation officials announced an investigation into federal funding of California’s high-speed rail boondoggle. It’s about time.

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Trump, Newsom play high-stakes game over billions in federal wildfire aid

The situation is a high-stakes poker game between two egocentric politicians and a reminder that while Newsom often refers to California as a “nation-state” with global influence, it’s still very dependent on Washington when disaster strikes.

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A multi-billion-dollar rule targeting homeowners and renters makes no sense

Interestingly, little to no debate or any public outreach by the SCAQMD has occurred on these costly rules.

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Government can’t ban surfing lessons on public beaches

The city has been in a legal dispute with Jason — a 41-year-old former Navy diver turned business owner — for a decade.

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Trump has good reason to complain about limits on his ability to fire executive officers

In recognizing an amalgam that is independent of presidential control, the justices effectively authorized a fourth branch of government that the framers never imagined.

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After landslide victory, will Sacramento fund Prop. 36 enforcement? First signs say no.

It’s time to repurpose some of the existing Prop. 47, Prop. 1 and Medi-Cal funds to fulfill the voters’ overwhelming Prop. 36 mandate.

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Give students a chance, revive the parent trigger law

Unfortunately, the law was murdered in the dark and has been almost entirely forgotten.

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What if we swapped Greenland for California?

There, international crisis solved.

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Newsom’s repeated attempts to gaslight the public are catching up with him

Californians need the tools to hold him accountable.

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Early signs that Trump has overplayed his hand

One of the more specious arguments in the early weeks of the second presidency of Donald Trump was the question of whether or not he had a mandate to do whatever he wanted.

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