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Why Are Grocery Prices Still Rising? New Study Says Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Problem

SACRAMENTO –  With grocery prices continuing to climb and Americans searching for answers, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute concludes that Washington is focusing on the wrong solution. While the Federal Trade Commission has launched an ...

Watch: Learn How California’s New Reforms Are Making it Easier to Build ADUs

Watch below as a Sacramento-area homeowner gives us a tour of her family’s newly-build ADU and learn how California’s new reforms are making it much easier to build new ADUs.

A California city is waging a fight against yoga

What did yoga ever do to San Diego? For two years, the city has been waging a protracted legal battle against two yoga instructors. Their alleged transgression? Teaching yoga classes supported by donations in a picturesque public park on a ...

Newsom Had Veterans’ Backs – For a Day – Then Signed a Law That Could Bar Some Veterans from Public Employment

On September 28, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills supporting California veterans and servicemembers and had a message for those who served. “Veterans served us honorably; now it’s our honor to serve them,” Newsom declared. “California has their backs.” One ...

Making income tax surcharge permanent with Prop. 3 hurts state

Would you move to Florida for $100,000 a year? Because of California’s steeply progressive income tax rates, that’s the question many are asking. For an increasing number of taxpayers, the answer has become yes — which is why Proposition 3 ...

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As Other Crimes Decline in California, Why Do Rape Cases Remain So High?

Recently, California has had some genuinely good crime news. In 2025, violent crime declined 10.2 percent. Homicides fell from 1,666 to 1,374, robberies dropped nearly ...
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Chammah and Castelleno then paint a grim picture of the state of the death penalty in California. They portray the 570 inmates as the victims ...
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El-Sayed Promises Medicare for All, His Wife Opted Out

Abdul El-Sayed is riding high after his victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary earlier this month. If victorious on Nov. 3, the Medicare for All ...

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