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September 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM

Bonus Content: My Open Message To The New Owner of the Anaheim Angels

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September 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM

California Reopens The Public-Pension Spigot. Most Republicans Helped.

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September 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Explainer: What The Hell is Going On With Trump, The Post Office, Mail Ballots, And The Courts?

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August 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM

Republicans Help SEIU Defy Gavin Newsom’s Return-to-Work Order - WTH?

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August 31, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Los Angeles Voters Have Two Choices For Mayor, And Both Are Simply Awful

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August 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM

ICYMI - 6 Stories From Last Week… And End Of Legislative Session Surprise - $400K For Revolutionary… Mimes?

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August 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Jon’s Weekend Reading Recommendations for the week ending 8/29! Columns, Charts, Videos, Podcasts & More…

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August 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM

Iran At 6 Months: The Unanswered Questions

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August 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 8/28

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August 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM

Bill Gates Says We Have No Plan For AI. He May Be Right.

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August 27, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Dolly Parton’s Great American Life

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August 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM

California Energy Commission Chairman Knows Better Than You

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August 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Of Course The So-Called “Nick Shirley” Act Silences Watchdog Journalists - It Will Work On Me!

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August 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM

Craven LA Officials Just Surrendered on Homelessness

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August 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Gavin Newsom’s Transgender-Sports Albatross

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August 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM

Gavin Newsom’s Mind-Boggling Record of Giveaways to Unions

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August 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Great Video: The Trojan Pig Inside Prop. 40 - The “So Called” Billionaire Tax

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August 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM

ICYMI - 7 Stories From Last Week… And Mark Cuban vs. Congressman Ro Khanna!

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August 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM

Jon’s Weekend Reading Recommendations for the week ending 8/22! Columns, Charts, Videos, Podcasts & More…

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August 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM

Happy $40 Trillion National Debt Day — For Those Who Celebrate

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August 21, 2026 at 7:43 PM

The Case For Fusionism For A Different America

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August 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 8/21

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August 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM

The California Education Establishment Has Been Hiding Failure

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August 19, 2026 at 8:01 PM

TV Connections ‘Lost’: How We Sacrificed Common Culture for Convenience

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August 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM

As Free Subscribers You Do Not See Or Get These — But You Can!

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August 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM

The Surveillance State Is Being Built One Camera At A Time

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August 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Sacramento Is Coming For Your Tires

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August 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM

The Next AI Crisis May Begin At Your Water District

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August 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM

[CORRECTED] Democrats Just Made It Harder For Gavin Newsom To Win! Here’s How…

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August 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM

Democrats Just Made It Harder For Gavin Newsom To Win! Here’s How…

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August 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Sacramento Says Build More Homes. Then Makes Them Harder To Build.

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August 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM

ICYMI - 6 Stories From Last Week… And Mark Cuban vs. Congressman Ro Khanna!

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August 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM

Jon’s Weekend Reading Recommendations for the week ending 8/15! Articles, Charts, Videos, Podcasts & More… And the…

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August 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Jews Are A People. The State Still Shouldn’t Classify Us.

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August 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 8/14

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August 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM

Xavier Becerra’s “Power Hour” Gimmick

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August 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM

What 19 Unhappy Los Angeles Voters Can Teach California Republicans

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August 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM

Why I Traded A Lincoln Navigator Black Label Edition For A Tesla Model Y

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August 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Newsom’s Affordability Plan Makes Wildfire Victims Pay

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August 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM

Newsom At Odds With Most Americans On The Death Penalty

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August 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM

President Trump Should Reject Hollywood’s Bailout Script

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August 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Calendars Revealed! Gavin Newsom, AWOL: Hard At Work Trying To Get WH Job?

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August 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Did Nancy Pelosi Wait Too Long To Choose Her Successor?

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August 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM

ICYMI - 6 Stories From Last Week… And Three Cheers For Justice Alito!

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August 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM

Jon’s Weekend Reading Recommendations for the week ending 8/8! Articles, Charts, Videos, Podcasts & More…

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August 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM

UC San Diego Surrenders At The Border

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August 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Who Had The Worst Week In California Politics For The Week Ending 8/7?

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August 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM

Fleischman On Two CNN Panels: Michigan, Trump, Max Miller And The Crisis In Higher Education

View this post on the web at [link removed] My Trip To CNN Studios In Glendale Last Night… I made two appearances Wednesday night on CNN’s “The Story Is…” with host Elex Michaelson and my co-panelist, Democratic strategist Kevin Liao. In the first hour, we discussed the political fallout from M…

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August 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM

Taking Nominations: Worst Week in California Politics

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August 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Gavin Newsom Crosses A Line For Abdul El-Sayed, Who Does Not Believe There Should Be A Jewish State

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