California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Feb. 13 intended to protect the state’s water supplies from climate change and the risk of prolonged drought, despite the state’s wettest three-week period on record in late December and early January. The state has seen an unseasonably dry February and could see a return to warm and dry…
California Governor Issues Executive Order on ‘Water Resilience’ Amid Flood of Criticism
February 15, 2023
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California Assemblywoman Casts Aspersions of Racism, Sexism in Response to Conflict-of-Interest Allegations
February 14, 2023
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California Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland)—the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta—insinuated racism and sexism may be behind conflict-of-interest allegations over her appointment to chair a budget subcommittee which oversees Department of Justice and public safety spending. Official portrait of Mia Bonta, assemblywoman for California’s 18th district, in 2021. (Public Domain) “Almost within my lifetime…
Winner of $2 Billion Powerball Jackpot to Be Revealed in California
February 14, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The winner of November’s record-high $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be identified in California on Tuesday, the state lottery announced. The name of the person will be released during an 11 a.m. press conference held by California Lottery Director Alva Johnson and Deputy Director Carolyn Becker in Sacramento. The winner won’t be present but…
Winner of $2 Billion Powerball Jackpot Revealed in California
February 14, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The winner of November’s record-high $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was identified in California on Tuesday, the state lottery announced. California Lottery Director Alva Johnson said the winner was a man named Edwin Castro, but released no other information about him, including his hometown. Castro declined to appear at the press conference but sent a…
Good and Bad Ideas on Reparations in California
February 13, 2023
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Commentary Secretary of State Shirley Weber recently spoke at California State University–Sacramento on reparations for black Californians for slavery and other harms. While in the Assembly, she authored Assembly Bill 3121, which authorized the state reparations task force. She said it’s moving toward issuing a report in July: Since California is now moving toward being the…
Newsom Gunning for More Gun Bans
February 13, 2023
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Commentary President Joe Biden looked chipper in his recent State of the Union Address. That means his re-election announcement could come soon. And it means Gov. Gavin Newsom’s own quest for the presidency probably will have to wait until 2028. In the meantime, he’s still burnishing his bona fides with the left wing of the…
Explosion in San Francisco Neighborhood Caused by Drug Factory, Police Department Says
SAN FRANCISCO—The explosion at a residence on 1700 Block of 22nd Avenue on Feb. 9 was caused by “an active illegal narcotics manufacturing lab” in that house, according to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). The SFPD arrested 53-year-old male suspect Darron Price of San Francisco on Feb. 10. The suspect was booked into San…
Man Arrested for Disrupting Vigil Commemorating Dr. Li Wenliang in Los Angeles
February 11, 2023
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A man has been arrested for allegedly using vandalism to disrupt a vigil being held in remembrance of Dr. Li Wenliang, the whistleblower who sounded the alarm about the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan. The vigil took place in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, with about 50 people in attendance, on Feb. 4….
California Bill Would Ban Student Suspensions for Defying Teachers, Disrupting Classes
February 10, 2023
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A California Senate bill introduced last week would ban schools from suspending students who disrupt class or defy teachers—known as willful defiance suspensions. Senate Bill 274 introduced by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) said such suspensions lead to students dropping out and exacerbate learning loss at a time when many are still behind due to the…
Los Angeles Times’ Risible Attack on Oil Profits
February 10, 2023
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Commentary One of the great reasons to read The Epoch Times is to counter the nonsense on California perpetrated every day by the Los Angeles Times, which is still highly influential in state politics. A case in point is a recent editorial that opines, “Big Oil reaps record profits while the planet burns. California should…
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