Choudri’s abrupt resignation comes roughly two decades after California enacted the high-speed rail project, which has increasingly faced criticism for rising costs with little to no results. The proposed bullet train would connect northern and southern California in a matter…
A federal judge refused to force California to set aside mailed ballots from more than 20,000 people the Justice Department says are noncitizens. In a 26-page order issued late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Carter said Washington cannot dictate how California counts…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel that he predicts the upcoming midterms will result in a “blue tsunami” that ends the Trump presidency “as we know it.” Newsom appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night to…
Hundreds of thousands of these units have since been demolished. Today, the Projects are socially troubled areas with high levels of crime. An analysis of New York police data found that although public housing residents make up only four percent…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took aim at Proposition 39 in San Francisco on Friday, with Pelosi criticizing voter ID requirements as “obstacles” to voting. Yet the backdrop in California’s election administration shows why Prop 39 is…
No matter what happens in Tuesday's elections, support for wealth taxes keeps growing. Its justification is based on the idea that the very rich owe all of us something, and taxing their fortunes is collecting on that debt. We're told…
Imagine running for office on a promise to raise taxes, in an election when the top issue for voters is “affordability.” Democrat Xavier Becerra appears to be doing just that. In addition to supporting California’s absurdly high gas tax of…
Most politicians don’t tell voters five days before an election that they are planning to raise taxes, but when you are a Democrat in one-party California, you don’t worry as much about the outcome. The problem with Xavier Becerra’s mileage…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Wednesday to discuss President Trump, the upcoming midterm elections and his political future — and he admitted even his own children are desperate for him to leave politics. The expected…
Is providing housing enough to address Seattle's homelessness and fentanyl addiction crisis? (The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is taking sharp criticism over the plan she unveiled last week to address the homeless and drug crisis in the city,…
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