Tag: California

Letter: Keep your eyes on California

July 4, 2019 Duane Collins

California lawmakers approved a $215 billion state budget for California. Included in that budget is healthcare for illegal aliens up to the age of 26. Their healthcare will be provided through Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program which currently provides coverage for 13 million people (1/3 of California’s total population). Illegal aliens up to the age…

Editorial: Assault on freedom of religion

May 30, 2019

Should a Christian be allowed to share their faith in a public shopping center? That’s the question before the court in Bakersfield, California in a case against Valley Plaza Mall. Attorneys for Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) represent Debra Moore, a senior citizen who is a Christian. Mrs. Moore likes to invite people to her church…

New Green Deal just will not work in California

May 9, 2019 Robert C. Lapsley

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey just outlined their estimated $93 trillion plan for a Green New Deal. It aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in only a decade by transitioning to renewable energy sources. While it has a catchy name, the Green New Deal isn’t much of a “deal” at all. Here…

Study says Los Angeles has the most aggressive drivers

March 28, 2019

Los Angeles has the “most aggressive” drivers and California has four of the Top 10 aggressive drivers on a national list compiled by GasBuddy.com. The Most Aggressive Driver Cities Los Angeles Philadelphia Sacramento, Calif. Atlanta San Francisco San Diego Orlando, Fla. Detroit Austin, Texas Las Vegas According to the report, cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia…

Editorial: Widow’s Bible study is targeted

March 21, 2019

Officials with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) in Yountville say they evict an 84-year-old widow from California Veterans Home unless she stops teaching a Bible study for fellow residents. Pacific Justice Institute is representing Artis Breau. She and her late husband moved into the Veterans Home nine months ago. Her husband served as…

Editorial: California taxpayers revolt

October 4, 2018

Some taxpayers in California are revolting. Actually, the level of taxation in California is revolting. There is an initiative effort to roll back the recent gasoline tax in California and part of that campaign is to stop the $77,000,000,000.00 high-speed rail project. California’s liberal Democrat leadership is pushing this huge money pit that is increasing…