State officials who show diligence at their job are not easy to find in California. One notable exception is State Auditor Elaine Howle.

The raise is not based on any performance measure, and that is also true for government employee unions.

The CCC keeps busy adding new commissioners and deploying its new power to bypass the courts and levy fines directly, and the action against the Ritz-Carlton shows that power in action.

It’s all about spending, expanding government, and ruling-class privilege.

California’s online community college program succeeds in bulking up the bureaucracy and rewarding political cronies.

Governor Gavin Newsom wants to expand Medi-Cal, the state’s program for low-income people, to every Californian under age 26, regardless of immigration status.

Gavin Newsom is coming out as a big-time supporter of tourism, but not on his home turf.

This past month, Governor Newsom issued a reprieve for all 737 convicted murderers on death row.

Governor Newsom has made no move to trim waste, reduce bureaucracy, or make state government more accountable.

Last week U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez struck down a California law that banned high-capacity rifle magazines.