School Reopening Update- Who’s On First? LA Dodgers’ Opening Day or LAUSD School Reopenings
School Reopening Update- Who’s On First? LA Dodgers’ Opening Day or LAUSD School Reopenings
CLICK HERE to see which benchmarks your county has passed this week. New updates to COVID-19 restrictions has led to more questions when it comes to reopening schools. Recently it was announced that theme parks and outdoor entertainment venues can reopen at limited capacity. Previously, large theme parks like Disneyland could only reopen once they...
By Brandon Ristoff
Fact Check of Newsom’s 2021 State of the State Address
Fact Check of Newsom’s 2021 State of the State Address
Here is our fact check of Governor Newsom’s 2021 State of the State Address, which was held at Dodger Stadium. “All of which is why California’s death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”...
By Brandon Ristoff
Exodus: Problems with Viral CalExodus Study and Big Opportunities in the Grand Canyon State
Exodus: Problems with Viral CalExodus Study and Big Opportunities in the Grand Canyon State
To access The California Book of Exoduses: CLICK HERE Sorry California Data Lab- #TheCalExodusIsHappening Recently, there was a well-publicized report by the California Data Lab suggesting the “CalExodus” that has been a major news headline over the last year, was not actually happening. While a longer critique of the article is needed (which I hope...
By Brandon Ristoff
Stories from Weird California – CPC Newsletter
Stories from Weird California – CPC Newsletter
Forgive my typos – but by all means send in your favorite Stories from Weird California, samples of which we offer you here. Newsom announces reopening plan to union criticism: In his latest analysis of that King of Covidial Concern, Governor Gavin Newsom, CPC policy analyst Brandon Ristoff notes that Newsom keeps moving the goalposts...
By Will Swaim
SoCal Desalination Plant Inches Toward Approval
SoCal Desalination Plant Inches Toward Approval
In a rare and commendable display of political courage and common sense, California Governor Gavin Newsom has been working to finally grant permits to construct a second major seawater desalination plant on the Southern California Coast. But don’t count on this new water source just yet. Despite clearing major hurdles, self-described environmentalists and their allies in the...
By Edward Ring
Newsom Deal Delays Reopening By Moving Original Goal Posts; Expected Criticism from UTLA and SF Unified
Newsom Deal Delays Reopening By Moving Original Goal Posts; Expected Criticism from UTLA and SF Unified
CLICK HERE to see which benchmarks your county has passed this week. After a difficult past few months, Governor Newsom and the leaders of the California Legislature finally announced a $6.6 billion school reopening deal in Elk Grove on Monday. As reported by Politico, the proposal would give grants to schools if they reopened schools...
By Brandon Ristoff
Fighting for $15… By Saying Businesses That Pay Less Shouldn’t Exist – CPC Newsletter
Fighting for $15… By Saying Businesses That Pay Less Shouldn’t Exist – CPC Newsletter
The teachers union vaccine bargaining chip: This week, Los Angeles schools Supt. Austin Beutner told the school board that all school employees must be vaccinated before elementary classrooms can reopen. At the behest of teachers unions, other districts in the state have also made this anti-science demand, which Gov. Newsom has called unrealistic. Newsom announced last Friday that 10 percent of the...
By Jordan Bruneau
Update: 99.9% of California Passes Newsom’s K-6 Reopening Threshold; School Districts Set Tentative Reopening Dates With Teachers Unions in the Way
Update: 99.9% of California Passes Newsom’s K-6 Reopening Threshold; School Districts Set Tentative Reopening Dates With Teachers Unions in the Way
CLICK HERE to see which benchmarks your county has passed this week. On February 23, the California Department of Public Health’s released their updated Blueprint for a Safer Economy. With this new update, fifty-five out of fifty-eight counties, which covers 99.9% of the Californian population, have reached Newsom’s K-6 school reopening threshold. Five new counties...
By Brandon Ristoff
Huge Waiting List for Orange County Classical Academy
Huge Waiting List for Orange County Classical Academy
In the 2010 documentary Waiting for Superman, there is an unforgettable scene, where parents and children anxiously await the results of a lottery. A lucky few will be able to enroll their children in a charter school. These New York City schools only have capacity to admit one in twenty of the applicants. Charter schools are...
By Edward Ring
Equity = Inequality, Discrimination and Mediocrity
Equity = Inequality, Discrimination and Mediocrity
The fixation on equity is a loser for all concerned. At the same time that the indoctrination of American students continues to work its way through the schools, its evil twin “equity” is advancing right along with it. As the race-obsessed Ibram X. Kendi explains, equity exists when “two or more racial groups are standing...
By Larry Sand
What a Difference Six Weeks Can Make – CPC Newsletter
What a Difference Six Weeks Can Make – CPC Newsletter
What a difference six weeks can make: Covid-19 hospitalizations in California have plummeted over the last six weeks. On Jan. 7, California’s Covid hospitalizations peaked at 22,851 people. By yesterday, that figure had fallen by 63 percent (nearly two-thirds) to 8,566. New cases have fallen even faster. It’s time for social and economic restrictions to lift to reflect this new pandemic prevalence....
By Jordan Bruneau
Exodus: Digital Realty Trust, Stitch Fix, and Miami Billboards
Exodus: Digital Realty Trust, Stitch Fix, and Miami Billboards
Every week, we recognize some businesses or people that are leaving or have left the Golden State and some of the biggest stories regarding the exoduses. To access The California Book of Exoduses: CLICK HERE Digital Realty Trust On January 14, Digital Realty Trust, a $36 billion company with over 1,500 employees, announced their relocation...
By Brandon Ristoff
California’s Bureaucracies Fail to Submit Timely Financial Data
California’s Bureaucracies Fail to Submit Timely Financial Data
With Californians about to enter their second year of restricted economic activity, and with all the resulting financial anxiety and hardship, it’s unfortunate that accurate and timely financial information isn’t available for the vast public sector. While public sector budgets and projections abound, actual audited financial data for recently completed fiscal years is subject to...
By Edward Ring
The Final Sprint: Nine Out of the Ten Largest California Counties Reach Newsom’s Benchmark to Reopen K-6 Schools
The Final Sprint: Nine Out of the Ten Largest California Counties Reach Newsom’s Benchmark to Reopen K-6 Schools
CLICK HERE to see which benchmarks your county has passed this week. Last week, we examined the different benchmarks that could be used to determine whether schools in California counties could be allowed to reopen. We’ve now updated this analysis and found that the vast majority of the state meets Gov. Newsom’s Safe Schools for...
By Brandon Ristoff