A Train Wreck
Assemblymember Marie WaldronSpecial to Valley NewsReality is setting in for the high-speed rail project. Cost overruns, construction delays and false promises may have finally...
Senator Melendez introduces resolution pushing back on mandatory COVID vaccine requirements
SACRAMENTO – California State Senator Melissa Melendez (R- Lake Elsinore) has introduced SCR 59 which encourages the Legislature to amend current law preventing discrimination against...
Californians deserve the truth about wildfire prevention efforts
Scott WilkSpecial to Valley NewsGoverning a state is hard work, but governors aren’t supposed to mislead citizens, make up sympathetic stories or create rules...
The ‘New Normal’ may be authoritarianism
I used to produce a radio show on KOGO AM600 in the 90s. Occasionally I was the guest host because the show’s host, Mason...
Cancer Patients’ Bill of Rights
Assemblymember Marie WaldronApproximately 187,000 Californians are diagnosed with cancer each year. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in our state, exceeded only by...
The Strange Priorities Of DHS
Former Rep. Bob BarrDaily CallerIn the aftermath of the Taliban’s victory over the U.S.-backed Afghan government and military and as the 20th anniversary of...
California’s wildfire crisis
Assemblymember Kelly SeyartoSpecial to Valley NewsCombating the wildfire issue in California needs to be more than just rhetoric. Californians need these efforts to be...
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor,Thank you for your Aug. 13, article, “Riverside County Registrar of Voters offers Gubernatorial Recall Election update” regarding the recall voting procedures. While...
Wildfires raging throughout the State as Governor’s administration ducks oversight hearing
SACRAMENTO – The Assembly Budget Sub 3 Committee indefinitely postponed a scheduled hearing to provide oversight of the state’s wildfire prevention efforts with less...
Wildfire oversight
Assemblymember Marie WaldronSpecial to Valley NewsDuring California’s disastrous 2020 fire season, almost 4.2 million acres burned. Tragically, 33 people died, thousands of homes were...