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Former California Governor Jerry Brown Stokes His Climate-Change Backfire

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Thursday October 31, 2019 at 7:09 PM PDT

Jerry Brown has been on the quiet side since he left office, but raging fires across the state have smoked out the hereditary, recurring governor. As he told Politico, this was “only a taste of the horror and terror that will occur in decades,” in “America, in Africa, in Canada.” For Brown, a three-time...
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California Air Resources Board Evades Public Oversight

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Friday June 21, 2019 at 9:03 AM PDT

Whatever Mary Nichols is trying to hide can’t be good for California taxpayers.

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Jerry Brown Appointee Allows Bail for Triple Manslaughter Suspect

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Tuesday May 14, 2019 at 10:36 AM PDT

Californians have to wonder about David Ashby’s performance in a recent felony DUI and triple manslaughter case.

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Can California’s Next Governor Gain Victory over Revenue Volatility?

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Tuesday November 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM PST

The incoming governor claims “volatility is our enemy”.

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A Disarming New Governor Greets a More Dangerous State

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Monday November 12, 2018 at 11:28 AM PST

Gavin Newsom pledges to “raise the bar” on gun control.

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Law of the Land: Feds Can Sell to Private Developers

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Wednesday November 7, 2018 at 10:00 AM PST

Farmers, ranchers, and developers support more sales of federal land.

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Proposition 47 Backstory to Mac Attacks?

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Friday October 12, 2018 at 9:20 AM PDT

Prop 47’s reduction in penalties incentivises criminals.

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Elimination of Cash Bail Bulks Up Government

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Thursday September 6, 2018 at 2:00 PM PDT

Taxpayers can be forgiven for seeing the bail “reform” as another payoff to government employee unions.

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WaterFix Tunnels Deeper Hole for Taxpayers

K. Lloyd Billingsley | Monday August 20, 2018 at 12:30 PM PDT

Governor Brown’s legacy project will likely spike in cost.

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