Sacramento lawmakers killed two bipartisan bills that would have made lobbyist letters public in real time—joining a separate move to shield taxpayer-funded immigration nonprofits from journalistic scrutiny under penalty of $4,000 fines. Together, the two stories reveal a Legislature that is actively blocking the tools citizens need to see how decisions get made. Meanwhile, recent reporting on SFMTA's phantom housing promises and a court-delayed disease outbreak in Berkeley show what that accountability vacuum costs in practice.
Even Gavin Newsom admits taxing billionaires will backfire. Europe already proved it. Why won't Sacramento listen?
The bill's architects say founders can fight the state for their money back. With interest. On hard mode.
SF nonprofits preside over overdose deaths while collecting billions. The city just renewed their contracts anyway.
San Francisco almost died from virtue signaling. The cure? Intellectual honesty—and the courage to speak it.
Newsom's mental health program spent $10.7M per person while California's judges cling to broken ideology.
In 2013, three pro sports teams and big dreams. In 2026, an empty stadium nobody will buy.
The progressive politician who blocked 495 homes now wants to run California's insurance market into the ground.
Business and labor unite for the largest construction agreement ever—now they're calling California's bluff to break ground in 2026.
Californians voted for public safety. The state legislature decided their votes don't count.
The top 10% fund 76% of the state budget. Sacramento's answer? Chase them all away.