Acknowledging a few of the good things we’ve seen from our political ruling class and media.

At your request: This week's California Commentary by Jon Coupal
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** Setting aside all the bah humbug
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By Jon Coupal

A little-known fact about Howard Jarvis is that, long before achieving fame as the author of Proposition 13, he ran for the United States Senate in 1962. According to those who knew him, he promised that, if elected, he would put a big sign on the door of his Senate office with the single word “NO” in capital letters. That word capsulized his view on government spending and government in general.Not surprisingly, as the taxpayer organization founded by Howard, we continue with the tradition of saying no to higher taxes, more debt and bigger government. In fact, most of what we do is to oppose what happens in Sacramento.

Nonetheless, and in the spirit of the holiday, we’d like to take a few moments to shed our Scrooge persona and acknowledge a few of the good things we’ve seen from our political ruling class and media.

Gov. Gavin Newsom deserves credit for appointing McGregor Scott, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, as special counsel to investigate the multi-billion-dollar EDD debit card fraud. Sure, the horse has already left the barn, but if Scott can claw back any taxpayer funds from the bad guys, it would be a blessing.

Speaking of EDD fraud, a thank-you to the handful of district attorneys, including Sacramento’s own Anne Marie Schubert, who blew the whistle on the massive amount of fraud and are working hard to prosecute EDD fraud occurring in their jurisdictions.

It is clear to us, as it is to most Californians, that almost all those employed in main stream media view their jobs as solely to advance a progressive narrative. But occasionally, reporters do an outstanding job of uncovering waste or fraud that otherwise would have gone undetected.

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