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For many California Republicans and conservatives, including past chairmen of the California Republican Party, California’s combination of problems brought on by failed government policies, the high taxes that threaten to go higher and the imposition of liberal social views makes them want to disassociate with California. That desire to leave, among those conservatives and Republicans who haven’t already left, grows with each new tax, spending bill and social justice law. … [Read more...] about Tom Del Beccaro: California’s leading export is becoming people and many of them are conservatives

Bloomberg reporter Mark Niquette is on the boss beat. In case you had any doubts, 13 of his stories in a row had headlines beginning with the former mayor’s name. When incriminating stop-and-frisk audio of comments by Bloomberg was released, Niquette’s article tried to get past it. “Bloomberg Seeks to Move Past ‘Stop and Frisk’ Controversy,” the headline on his story told readers. … [Read more...] about Dan Gainor: Love blooms between Bloomberg and media – with some exceptions

Sure, Pluto is a small, cold oddball. But thanks to the ongoing analysis of eye-popping photos and data from the New Horizons spacecraft that flew past it in 2015, we’re now learning that Pluto, with its five moons, is one of the most spectacular worlds in our solar system. It even looks to have key attributes possibly conducive to life, including water and organic chemicals. … [Read more...] about Michael Guillen: Why is Pluto no longer a planet? The answer may surprise you (here’s why it also must change)

Like more than a million hardworking residents of the Bay Area, my family and I live in poverty. We have dreams and we are using an education to help bring those dreams to fruition, but how bright can a future be with the looming cloud of climate change; a cloud without rain? … [Read more...] about The cost of a drink of water just went up

Washington and Lincoln stand as towering figures in American history. The freedom they both cherished so deeply and for which they sacrificed so greatly is under attack not from foreign despots, but from within. As we pause to remember these two great patriots, let each of us recommit ourselves to the cause of liberty and to reliance on the Author of liberty for ultimate victory. … [Read more...] about Lathan Watts: Our greatest presidents believed in religious liberty — Americans should preserve their legacy