Government unions bankrolling Newsom
Government unions bankrolling Newsom
Nearly half of the governor’s contributions are from unions. What’s in it for them?
Defective bargaining
Defective bargaining
A challenger for governor of California could radically improve education with one executive order. In a recent opinion piece in The Epoch Times, veteran writer John Seiler put forth a set of strategies for a Republican to beat California Governor Gavin Newsom in the state’s September 14th recall election. Among other things, he suggests that...
Fixing California- A review
Fixing California- A review
Forty-some-odd candidates have officially thrown their hats into the ring to replace Governor Gavin Newsom if voters recall him September 14. The list is a mere fraction of the 135 who faced off during the 2003 Gray Davis recall election, and, dare I say, a generally saner, though less well-known, bunch. There are a handful...
Listen: A bridge too Ferrer
Listen: A bridge too Ferrer
Latest episode of the Radio Free California podcast is out! In this week’s episode of National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast, CPC’s Will Swaim and David Bahnsen discuss the resurgence of mask mandates, brought to you by Los Angeles County Director of Public Health, Dr. Barbara Ferrer. And, with Governor Gavin Newsom’s recall election in...
Fixing California- Part nine: The prosperity economy
Fixing California- Part nine: The prosperity economy
Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in a nine-part series on how to fix California. Read the first article in the series here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here, the sixth here, the seventh here, and the eighth here. The policy topics considered in this series—energy, water, transportation, housing, law enforcement and the homeless, forestry,...
2,000 CA jobs headed to Florida’s Walt Disney World
2,000 CA jobs headed to Florida’s Walt Disney World
The Happiest Place on Earth might not be in Southern California Disney’s most recent business announcement will be a fairy tale ending for the company’s bottom line. According to an internal staff letter published by Deadline, the Walt Disney Company will move over 2,000 employees from Southern California to Orlando, Florida over the next eighteen...
Masking students and unmasking the radical agenda
Masking students and unmasking the radical agenda
The decision to mask and indoctrinate school children in California has been left to local school districts. The new school year is still weeks away in California, but summer break has hardly been a carefree romp on the beach. On July 12th, the California Department of Public Health, ignoring CDC guidance, announced that all students...
Fixing California- Part eight: Restoring quality education
Fixing California- Part eight: Restoring quality education
Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in a nine-part series on how to fix California. Read the first article in the series here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here, the sixth here, and the seventh here. Pragmatism. Abundance. Optimism. If these are the principles that should guide public policy...
Fixing California – Part seven: Forest management
Fixing California – Part seven: Forest management
Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in a nine-part series on how to fix California. Read the first article in the series here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, the fifth here, and the sixth here. Nobody knew how the fire started. It took hold in the dry chaparral and grasslands and...
Two wins for students!
Two wins for students!
In a true testament to the impact engaged parents can have, California officials chose in two separate instances this week to put kids and their education before woke politics. It’s something not seen enough these days, and certainly worth celebrating when it happens. The first student-centric victory came on Tuesday, when the Los Angeles Unified...
Parent implores school district: Focus on academics, not international affairs
Parent implores school district: Focus on academics, not international affairs
This week, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to support a resolution condemning anti-Israeli rhetoric being pushed by the United Teachers Los Angeles in recent months. Below are the comments offered by a Los Angeles parent on the resolution. Watch the full discussion here. Good Morning. My name is Margaret...
Listen: A cruel summer
Listen: A cruel summer
Latest episode of the Radio Free California podcast is out! In this week’s episode of National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast, CPC’s Will Swaim and David Bahnsen discuss the quintessential California summer: water shortages, electricity blackouts, and wildfires. Throw in the return of COVID-19 and the restrictions that come with it and we’re in for...
Fixing California – Part six: Homelessness and law enforcement
Fixing California – Part six: Homelessness and law enforcement
Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in a nine-part series on how to fix California. Read the first article in the series here, the second here, the third here, the fourth here, and the fifth here. The homeless population in California now tops 160,000, concentrated in Los Angeles County, but growing in every major city and...
Fixing California- Part five: Affordable market housing
Fixing California- Part five: Affordable market housing
Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in a nine-part series on how to fix California. Read the first article in the series here, the second here, the third here, and the fourth here. Everyone’s heard it by now. California’s got a housing shortage, with prices within 50 miles of the coast among the highest per...