It’s deja vu all over again when it comes to teachers union strikes
It’s deja vu all over again when it comes to teachers union strikes
Teachers union strikes in Sacramento and Mt. Diablo made headlines over the last week as unions across the state take advantage of pandemic fatigue to strong-arm districts into paying their ransom: higher teacher pay. If California parents didn’t learn it during the height of the pandemic, they can see it clearly now: teachers unions don’t care...
By Dawn Collier
California School Exit
California School Exit
California’s traditional public schools are not doing their job, and parents are opting out. With sky-high taxes, a sieve-like southern border, and an ongoing flow of nutty regulations – one law targets cow flatulence, for example – California really doesn’t need any more bad news. But according to a recent report, the state now leads the...
By Larry Sand
Mask Theater Is Alive and Well in Los Angeles
Mask Theater Is Alive and Well in Los Angeles
Guess who’s leading the drive to keep children masked? This article was originally featured in FrontPageMag. State officials announced last week that as of March 12, California will no longer require school children to wear masks, and thankfully most California school districts are going along with the decision. Also, the Los Angeles County Department of Public...
By Larry Sand
Governor Gav Gab or The Wayward Californian
Governor Gav Gab or The Wayward Californian
Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address Tuesday in just under 18 minutes. It was weird optics for a governor facing a deluge of crises, especially coming from a guy known for his Fidel Castro-style multi-hour oratories when presenting his annual budget — just as long, but without the cigars, magnificent beard and...
By Dawn Collier
Examining California’s Renewable Energy Plan
Examining California’s Renewable Energy Plan
This article originally appeared on the website California Globe. If you live in California, by now you’ve probably seen the ads, either on prime time television or online, exhorting you to “Power Down 4 to 9PM.” These ads are produced by “Energy Upgrade California,” paid for by “investor-owned energy utility customers under the auspices of...
By Edward Ring
School Transparency Wars
School Transparency Wars
This article was originally posted on For Kids & Country. As states and school boards battle over school curricula, the least we can do is keep parents informed about what their kids are learning. Bologna. The FDA insists that every last ingredient of the heavily processed food is listed on the package label. No one has an issue with...
By Larry Sand
Frisco Frolics
Frisco Frolics
The article with originally on FrontPageMag. A remarkably dysfunctional year for the San Francisco Unified school board. It started in January 2021, when the school board in San Francisco decided to rename 44 public schools, claiming their namesakes were “unworthy of the honor.” The names of such American icons as Abraham Lincoln, Paul Revere, Thomas...
By Larry Sand
California State and Local Liabilities Total $1.6 Trillion
California State and Local Liabilities Total $1.6 Trillion
California’s total state and local government debt now stands at almost $1.6 trillion, or about half the state’s GDP. That isn’t an alarming ratio when compared to the national debt, which has now soared to 128 percent of U.S. GDP with no end in sight. But Californians carry this $1.6 trillion state and local debt ($40,000 per capita)...
By Edward Ring
Ill-Timed Fossil Fuel Pension Disinvestment Bill Threatens Economy
Ill-Timed Fossil Fuel Pension Disinvestment Bill Threatens Economy
As international tensions threaten US and global energy supplies, the California State Senate is considering legislation that would compel public pension funds to divest from fossil fuel companies, potentially starving these firms of capital. The Senate bill is the latest in a series of initiatives designed to replace traditional portfolio management with a set of...
By Marc Joffe
Twelve Out of Fifteen Largest California Cities Don’t Have Money to Pay their Bills According to Accounting Study
Twelve Out of Fifteen Largest California Cities Don’t Have Money to Pay their Bills According to Accounting Study
Despite what some politicians in Sacramento might tell you, California is not known for its fiscal sustainability. Last year, the Golden State received an “F” for fiscal health from financial watchdog Truth in Accounting. The group calculated that California has a $264 billion deficit, which translates to $21,100 per taxpayer. The analysis turns the narrative...
By Brandon Ristoff
National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast Episode 211: Rollin’ on Dubs
National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast Episode 211: Rollin’ on Dubs
San Francisco parents run over three school-board members in a stunning recall vote. Common sense scores a huge win over Covid-19 panic at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, and West Coast rap and hip-hop shine at halftime. Also: California and bovine flatus. Music by Metalachi. Listen to the new episode: HERE
By Will Swaim
Newsom Brings Home the Gold in High-Powered Hypocrisy
Newsom Brings Home the Gold in High-Powered Hypocrisy
Governor Newsom made headlines this week when he announced he would allow California’s indoor mask mandate to expire – but only for the vaccinated – on February 15. The move follows the governor’s massive publicity disaster at the NFL playoff game at Inglewood’s Sofi Stadium where he posed for a photo – maskless – with Magic Johnson...
By California Policy Center
The Sandstorm: Are Union Chickens Coming Home To Roost?
The Sandstorm: Are Union Chickens Coming Home To Roost?
Originally featured in For Kids & Country. America’s children are suffering greatly and teachers may be exiting the profession en masse. Just last week, the National Education Association released the results of a poll which finds that “55 percent of educators are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned.” The NEA claims this...
By Larry Sand
California’s Homeless Housing Scam
California’s Homeless Housing Scam
Progressive politicians have created the homeless crisis. Their policies have made housing unaffordable, driven away decent job opportunities, and encouraged vagrancy and drug addiction. Their solution – to build taxpayer subsidized housing, provided free and with no conditions to any homeless person – is a special interest scam, guaranteed to never solve the problem. Nowhere...
By Edward Ring