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California Gas Taxes Rise... Again
Bakersfield Californian | June 30, 2025 | Kerry Jackson

Three days before celebrating Independence Day, drivers took another hit at the gas pump on what has become an annual ritual in California. On July 1, motor fuel taxes edged up, just as they have on this date for a number of years.

The former state excise tax on gasoline was 59.6 cents a gallon, but now it is 61.2 cents per gallon. The excise tax on diesel increased, as well, from 45.4 to 46.6 cents per gallon. Admittedly these are small increases. But they add up when they arrive more regularly than a city bus.
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Chef Andrew Gruel on Next Round Podcast
Next Round Podcast | Tim Anaya | June 30, 2025

With the Fourth of July upon us, our special guest this week is Chef Andrew Gruel, food entrepreneur, celebrity chef and television personality, and newly appointed Huntington Beach city councilman.

We discuss how regulations and minimum wage mandates are hurting restaurants and other small businesses, how being a vocal conservative has impacted his career, and why he decided to become a city councilman.

He also shares some ideas for how to cook with your family, from his terrific new book, Andrew Gruel’s Family Cookbook.

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Are Democrats Abandoning Newsom's 'California Way'?
Orange County Register | Tim Anaya | June 27, 2025

“The Seven Year Itch” is not only a great Marilyn Monroe movie, but a natural occurrence for California governors and legislators of the same party in the seventh year of an eight-year administration.

Governors dominate legislators for most of their tenure, then lawmakers begin to push back and act more independently in the seventh year of a governor’s term, typically on budget priorities.

However, new legislation from a group of legislative Democrats to overhaul the forthcoming update of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard is more than the 2025 remake of a Billy Wilder classic.

It’s Democrats abandoning what Gov. Gavin Newsom calls “The California Way.”
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A PRI Dinner With Manhattan Institute's Heather Mac Donald
The Clash Within Civilizations and the Failure of the Progressive Revolution

Thursday, July 31, 2025
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The California Club
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