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Mining For Some Improvements To California’s Government

by Bill Whalenvia California on Your Mind
Thursday, January 24, 2019

On this date, 171 years ago, California took the first step from unexplored territory to economic colossus with the discovery of gold in the tailrace (still visible today) of a sawmill in present-day Coloma, about an hour’s drive northeast from Sacramento.

In the News

Tax-Happy CA Hears News Promises From Newsom

quoting Lee Ohanianvia One News Now
Monday, January 21, 2019

The left-wing governor of a left-wing state is promising help for the poorest in its borders, a state with some of the highest taxes in the country.

In the News

Bill Whalen In California Playbook

quoting Bill Whalenvia Politico
Friday, January 18, 2019

“Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike: Why Isn’t The City’s Mayor Calling Balls And Strikes?” by Hoover Instititution’s Bill Whalen: Since his landslide re-election nearly two years ago, Eric Garcetti hasn’t shied away from his interest in relocating from Los Angeles City Hall to the Oval Office. Last year, he hosted a fundraiser for South Carolina Democrats in his city and delivered a college commencement address in New Hampshire.

Interviews

Lee Ohanian: 12,000-Year Drought In California; Water-Use Limits In A Year

interview with Lee Ohanianvia The John Batchelor Show
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Lee Ohanian discusses his California on Your Mind article "With Permanent Water Rationing On The Way, Californians Pray For Rain."

Interviews

Bill Whalen: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's Presidential Candidacy Weighed Down By The Los Angeles Homeless Problem And Now The Teachers’s Strike.

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses how Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's presidential candidacy is weighed down by the Los Angeles homeless problem and now the teachers’s strike.

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With Permanent Water Rationing On The Way, Californians Pray For Rain

by Lee Ohanianvia California on Your Mind
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

About four years ago, President Obama flew to California and joined Governor Jerry Brown and US Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer in a visit to a parched Central Valley town to discuss the state’s extreme drought and water shortage.

Interviews

Michael Boskin: California Gets To Know Its New Governor

interview with Michael J. Boskinvia KCBS (CA)
Friday, January 11, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Michael Boskin discusses how Governor Newsom’s agenda is taking shape one week in and how the state is reacting. 

Interviews

Bill Whalen On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Friday, January 11, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses his Sacramento Bee article "Gov. Newsom could run for president. Is it a question of if or when?"

In the News

California Has Spent Over $5 Billion On ‘Bullet Train To Nowhere’ — Enough For Trump’s Border Wall Request

quoting Lee Ohanianvia Breitbart
Friday, January 11, 2019

The State of California has now spent over $5 billion on its long-delayed high-speed rail project — roughly the same amount of money that Democrats are refusing to provide President Donald Trump for his border wall proposal.

In the News

Newsom Diverges Sharply From Washington With Health Care Budget

quoting Lee Ohanianvia Kaiser Health News
Friday, January 11, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled his first state budget, one that leads California down a very different health care path than the one Washington has forged. The progressive blueprint embraces a state health insurance mandate, beefed-up insurance subsidies, coverage for undocumented immigrants and six months of paid parental leave — not unexpected from a Democrat who campaigned on expanding health care and criticized President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for eroding the Affordable Care Act.

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