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California Is About to Repeat One of Its Worst Public Safety Pension Mistakes
A proposed new retirement perk for CHP and Cal Fire shows Sacramento refuses to fix a broken system
14 hrs ago • Jon Fleischman
Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 3/20 - Who Had The Worst Week?
Every week I'm closely following politics here in the Golden State. This is a weekly feature where we call out ten winners and/or losers. Actually, I…
22 hrs ago • Jon Fleischman
The San Quentin Inmate Who Fears ICE — and the Attempted Murder He Did Not Mention
A Los Angeles Times letter argues an inmate is safer in San Quentin than facing deportation. What the piece does not tell readers is why he is in prison…
Mar 19 • Jon Fleischman
Los Angeles Schools Face Financial Collapse As Unions Threaten To Shut Them Down
A Strike Threat Comes As The District Is Already On The Brink Of Fiscal Crisis
Mar 19 • Jon Fleischman
*Breaking* New Berkeley IGS Statewide Survey Reveals A Wide-Open California Governor’s Race Defined By Fragmentation, Not Momentum
Republicans Benefit From A Unified Base While Democrats Split Their Vote And Undecided Voters Wait For A Reason To Engage
Mar 18 • Jon Fleischman
Cesar Chavez’s Legacy Is Collapsing Under New Allegations. California Has To Rename Everything...
For decades, California politicians turned Cesar Chavez into a civic icon. Now, new claims from Dolores Huerta force a question that must be confronted…
Mar 18 • Jon Fleischman
Lawsuits As An Investment Strategy: The Quiet Expansion Of Litigation Finance
How Hedge Funds And Outside Investors Are Quietly Financing Lawsuits In California
Mar 18 • Jon Fleischman
16 Accounts That California Conservatives Should Follow on X
A first round of recommended voices worth following if you want a sharper view of California politics. Even as I publish this I have more names for a…
Mar 17 • Jon Fleischman
The Sacramento Swamp, Republican Weakness, and the Fight for Reform — A Candid Conversation With Assemblyman Carl DeMaio
Assemblyman Carl DeMaio joins Jon to discuss corruption in Sacramento, why Republicans must start fighting harder, and how Reform California is trying…
Mar 17 • Jon Fleischman
A Failing Bay Area Transit System Wants a 14-Year, $14 Billion Taxpayer Bailout - Voters Should Reject This Without Hesitation
A regional sales tax will not fix a transit system that refuses to reform.
Mar 16 • Jon Fleischman
SEIU 1000 Backs Swalwell for Governor — And The Pay-To-Play System Rolls On
My Latest Column For The California Post Looks At How A Powerful Government Union’s Endorsement Reveals The Way California’s Political Machine Really…
Mar 16 • Jon Fleischman
Are “Candidates of Color” Being Excluded From Upcoming USC/ABC7/Univision Governor’s Debate?
Four candidates left off the stage say the selection criteria were biased. We walk through the polling, fundraising and political accusations behind the…
Mar 15 • Jon Fleischman
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