California lawmakers will miss a May 1 deadline to scrap the state’s yearly increase in its gas tax, said Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office this week. Currently, California has the highest gas tax in the country, adding 51 cents to a gallon of regular gasoline. According to automotive group AAA, the average price for a gallon…
California to Raise Its Nation-High Gas Tax as Prices Surge at the Pump
April 27, 2022
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California, NY Failed in Handling COVID-19, Florida Among the Best: Report
April 11, 2022
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California and New York handled COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions the worst, according to a new report. Other than New York and California, New Jersey and Illinois—all Democrat-led states—were among the worst in dealing with COVID-19, said a study from the conservative Committee To Unleash Prosperity, a conservative-leaning group. “Shutting down their economies and schools was…
Court Rules California’s Corporate Diversity Law Unconstitutional
April 2, 2022
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A Los Angeles court determined on Saturday that a California law requiring certain workplace boardroom quotas of underrepresented communities is unconstitutional. Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit (pdf) in early October 2020 arguing that any spending of taxpayer funds or taxpayer-paid resources on the quota law is “illegal under the California Constitution.” The…
California Lawmakers Reject Measure to End Newsom’s Emergency Powers
March 16, 2022
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California lawmakers on March 15 voted down a measure that would have ended the emergency powers Gov. Gavin Newsom has been wielding for over two years. Eight members of the California Senate Committee on Governmental Organization voted against the measure, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5. Four members voted in favor. The measure, if approved, would end the…
Newsom Warns Against ‘National Anger Machine’ in State of the State Speech
March 9, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his State of the State speech on March 8, took aim at red states that stray from his vision of the “California Way” and suggested anger among grassroots populist movements is a threat to democracy. Newsom alluded to political opponents and grassroots groups as “loud voices” and “powerful forces” without…
California, Oregon and Washington to End Mask Mandates in Schools
February 28, 2022
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In a coordinated move, governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced on Monday that students in the three West Coast states will soon no longer have to wear a mask at school. Starting on March 12, public health departments in all three states will update their indoor mask policies and “move from mask requirements to…
The Man Who Challenged California, Won, and Secured Religious Freedom for All Churches
During the 2020 lockdowns, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ordered all churches to shut their doors, while at the same time allowing liquor shops, marijuana dispensaries, and big box retailers to stay open. However, in the city of Pasadena, Pastor Ché Ahn fought back against the state, took his case all the way to the…
CA Leader Calls for State of Emergency to End After Newsom Caught Maskless
February 4, 2022
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A state leader is calling for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to terminate California’s state of emergency days after Newsom was caught maskless at a Jan. 30 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship game at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium. “We are continuing with this charade that we’re playing,” CA Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) told The Epoch Times….
California Moves to Allow Transfer of Inmates on Nation’s Largest Death Row to Other Prisons
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials are moving to enable all inmates on the nation’s largest death row to transfer to other prisons, utilizing a little-observed provision in a voter-approved proposition. Newsom, a Democrat, placed a moratorium on executions in 2019, claiming the death penalty was “a failure.” No executions have been carried…
Forest ‘Resilience’ May Translate to Fewer Trees: Study
January 24, 2022
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Scientists studying forest density in the Sierra Nevada have found that trees there were scarcer but physically larger in 1911 than in 2011, meaning that “resilient” forests could be remarkably thin by today’s standards. “Our findings suggest forests need to be treated more intensively than is often done when just reducing fuels, particularly greater reductions…
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