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Could Los Angeles Or San Francisco Be The Next Detroit?


The Daily Caller | Kerry Jackson
January 6, 2021

It’s vital at any time to recognize how crime can destroy a city. It’s even more so today, given that the elected prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco have clearly indicated that the peace and tranquility of their constituents is secondary to the political left’s social justice agenda.

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With President Biden and California native Vice President Harris Kamala Harris just taking office, policy experts discuss how we can advance a free market policy agenda during the new Democratic administration.  They will offer their perspective on how a Biden administration will impact key issues affecting the Golden State.

They will also discuss market-based policy ideas that could achieve bipartisan consensus in 2021 and beyond on key California issues including homelessness, health care, water, school choice, and economic recovery.
 
Thursday, February 4 and Friday, February 5, 2021
***11 am to 2 PM Pacific each day***
 


Get Ready for Redistricting Dominoes to Fall


Right By the Bay Blog | Tim Anaya
January 16, 2021

Depending on how the legal battles over the Trump administration’s policy to exclude the counting of illegal immigrants from the Census shakes out – the Supreme Court last month rejected a challenge as premature, but future litigation or the incoming Biden administration could change things – California is on track to lose a seat in Congress.

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Local Businesses Shrug Off California’s Strict COVID Restrictions


Inside Sources | Kerry Jackson
January 5, 2020

Newsom made his “bad mistake” while telling everyone else to hide indoors and avoid social gatherings. Newsom was elected governor in 2018 with nearly 62 percent of the vote. But a recall effort has gained traction. Organizers say they’ve collected more than half of the nearly 1.5 million signatures needed to put it on the ballot.

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How 2020 Was Good and Bad for California Governor Gavin Newsom


Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
January 7, 2020

In the wild year that was 2020, many political stars rose and fell. None may have gone on quite the roller coaster ride than California Governor Newsom. Since each month of last year felt like a lifetime, I thought I’d review some of the good and bad moments from Newsom’s 2020.

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At The Intersection Of Lockdown Business Destruction And A Minimum-Wage Hike


Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
January 6, 2020

In a follow-up survey, taken Nov. 10 through Nov. 23, “before the late-November public health orders were enacted by the California governor and local government officials,” 16% of small-business owners said they were likely to sell their companies while 15% reported they would probably have to close permanently in the next three months.

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