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Trump’s AI Preemption Order and the Quiet War on Federalism
Why the battle over artificial intelligence may become the decade’s most important constitutional test
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Jon Fleischman
New CEO Tax Proposal Would Deepen San Francisco’s Already Punishing Business Climate
A new ballot measure targeting executive pay would layer yet another tax on top of one of the most expensive regulatory environments in America
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Jon Fleischman
The Lack-Of-Affordability Machine Gavin Newsom Built — And Why Californians Are Paying the Price
From energy mandates to housing rules to regulatory stacking, the policies driving California’s cost crisis did not appear by accident
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Jon Fleischman
California’s Affordability Crisis: Gavin Newsom’s “Gift” to the State Could Soon Be His Gift to the Nation
As the governor blames national politics for soaring prices, Californians live with the consequences of the policies he chose to make more extreme…
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Jon Fleischman
ICYMI - 6 Stories In CA Politics From This Week - CA Gov’s Race, Steyer The Liar, Jen Van Laar, John Phillips, and More!
The “So, Does It Matter?” Substack featured a lot of great, original content this past week. Below are the highlights!
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[UNLOCKED] Jon’s Weekend Political Reading Recommendations! Articles, Charts, A Video And More…
I am perusing the web all week, and I write about some of the things I find. But I there is so much great stuff that I do not write about, but I collect…
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Jon Fleischman
*Breaking* New Nationwide Survey Shows Why So Many Americans Do Not Trust Government, And A Cautionary Note For The Right
New Pew Research data from 1958–2025 shows public trust collapsing during periods of sweeping federal power and ideological governance.
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Jon Fleischman
Top Nine Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 12/5/25 - Prop. 50 Opponents, Carmel City Council, Tom Steyer, Darrell…
Each week we pick ten people or groups that had a particularly good or bad week, and label them winners or losers! For the week ending 12/5,here they…
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Jon Fleischman
Steyer Watch: Billionaire Wanna-Be Governor Opens His Campaign With A False Story About Your Energy Bill
A familiar Steyer playbook emerges: blame the marketplace, ignore the mandates, and spend lavishly to sell the story.
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An Interview with RedState's Jennifer Van Laar - The California Corruption Edition!
SDIM Publisher Jon Fleischman has an engaging and thoughtful conversation one on of California's best investigative journalists - it's a podcast you do…
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Jon Fleischman
The Pardon: We Abolished the King — But Kept His Power
The ancient origins and modern consequences of America’s unchecked pardon and commutation authority
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Jon Fleischman
Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Ballot Language Manipulation Exposes a Serious Constitutional Flaw
A Longstanding Abuse of Power, Now Repeated By the Current Attorney General
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Jon Fleischman
California Patriot Profile: A Voice Built in California — The Steady Rise of John Phillips
How a High Desert teacher became one of Southern California’s most trusted interpreters of California politics
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SDIM's Jon Fleischman Appears Live On CNN Last Night - Topics: Trump Drop In Voter Approval, U.S. Rep. Issa May Run... In Texas? USDOJ Opens…
CNN Host Elex Michaelson invited Jon to talk the "politics of the day" on this program shown not only nationally but internationally This segment runs…
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Jon Fleischman
So, Does It Matter? California Politics!
So, Does It Matter? California Politics!
All California politics by longtime CA political strategist Jon Fleischman. Jon's analysis and opinions have been featured on FoxNews, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Politico, WSJ, NY Times, WashPost, and all of California's major dailies!

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