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CA's Top Charter School Under Assault By Low-Performing School District
Right by the Bay | May 13, 2025 | Lance Izumi

The Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) is an incontrovertible success, featuring inspiring and creative programs, dedicated and committed teachers, motivated and talented students, and a top ranking as the best charter high school in California.

Yet, this education jewel is on the verge of being put out of business by opportunistic legal attacks by the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), which is one of the worst performing districts in the state.
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Enough Virtue-Signaling: 5 Tangible Ways Newsom Can Reduce Wildfire Risk
Orange County Register | Daniel Kolkey | May 12, 2025

On March 1, 2025—only after the catastrophic Palisades and Eaton wildfires in January—Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency due to the “catastrophic wildfire risks created by forest conditions across the state.”

But nine of the 20 largest California wildfires over the past 125 years have ignited since Newsom took office, including eight of the most destructive, raising questions about the effectiveness of his wildfire leadership over the past six years.
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Analyzing Gov. Newsom's 2025 May Budget Revise
Next Round Podcast | Wayne Winegarden | May 14, 2025

PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden joins us with his initial analysis of Gov. Newsom’s May Revise budget proposal.

Winegarden shares his thoughts on Gov. Newsom’s plan to close the state’s $12 billion budget deficit, including controversial plans to expand Medi-Cal eligibility to the undocumented and how tariffs and the “one big, beautiful bill” being crafted in Congress will affect the state budget going forward.

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