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Californians Have Little to Show for All That Government Spending
Californians Have Little to Show for All That Government Spending Wayne Winegarden July 2024 It should not shock anyone that the FY2024-25 budget was short on fiscal discipline and long on budget gimmicks and fund shifts. Now that this year’s budget process is coming to an end, it is imperative to step back and gain some budgetary perspective. The Governor seems to think “this agreement sets the state on a path for long-term fiscal ...
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Do recent election results show a rightward shift in San Francisco? Join Free Cities Center’s Steven Greenhut as he visits the City by the Bay and talks with two experts about what’s really going on in the City. They discuss whether things are really as bad as some media outlets portray, and whether political change is in the air in 2024. Guests include: Melissa Caen, attorney, political analyst, TV commentator and podcast host Erica Sandberg, ...
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President Newsom, For The Power And The Glory
Biden’s troubling performance in the June 27 CNN debate fueled the ongoing discussions of who could and should replace him as the Democratic candidate. Of course every list included Newsom, who was a Biden surrogate at the debate and obviously has his eye on the White House even as he pretends to avert his gaze every time he’s asked about it. The numbers, however, indicate that he’d be a poor choice. A CNN poll taken ...
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Haney told the Bay Area News Group that “smartphones have blurred the boundaries between work and home life,” and that “workers shouldn’t be punished for ...
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California’s reputation as being one of the most difficult and expensive places to own and operate a business and create jobs has been long established. ...
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