Tag: opinion
Black Lives Matter is a prime example of life imitating art
George Orwell’s novella ”Animal Farm” is regarded as one of the great books of Western literature. Orwell’s allegory reveals its epiphany when the pigs, symbols of the Communist ruling...
Taxed Enough?
Gov. Gavin Newsom released his Friday, May 13, “May Revise,” which updates the proposed budget he released in January. The state’s $301 billion budget,...
Californians suffer while $97.5B budget surplus sits in the bank
Gov. Gavin Newsom released a $300 billion revision to California’s budget Friday, May 13, showing a $97.5 billion surplus in funds. That surplus begs...
Retire Calvert
After 30 years of accomplishing nothing for his district, it’s time for U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert to retire.As the current Republican Party has radicalized,...
Celebrating National Military Appreciation Month
Kelly SeyartoAssemblymember, 67th DistrictThere is no way to pay back the sacrifices made by our veteran heroes and their families, but in Sacramento, we...
Californians need immediate relief at the pump
The cost of gasoline continues to spiral out of control. Gas prices rose by 38% last year, fueling overall inflation, which rose by 7.9%....
Inflation blues
The rising cost of virtually everything is costing Californians dearly. March inflation surged to 8.5%, the largest increase in 40 years. This spike, driven...
Dealing with the Fentanyl Crisis
Last November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 100,000 overdose deaths in the United States, a new record. This count represented...
Are the Russian people the new ‘Karens?’
I’ve known and know a number of girls and women named Karen. I cannot think of anything bad about any one of them. One...
Big tech and legacy media may do better
Interesting developments this week: Entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and co-founder of Neuralink, invested $3 billion dollars in Twitter stock, which makes...