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ICYMI - A “Must Watch” Video On The Palisades Fire… And Six Stories In CA Politics From This Week on Newsom’s Making Everything Less…
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 Happy 100 to Dick Van Dyke!
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…
Dec 13
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Top 6 Reasons Rick Caruso Is More Likely to Run for L.A. Mayor Than California Governor
The wildfire response that reignited talk of a statewide run may also explain why his political future still points back to City Hall.
Dec 12
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Top Ten Winners & Losers In California Politics For The Week Ending 12/12/25 - Newsom, Cal, SF, Long Beach, LA Council Pres, Auditor Parks…
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 12/12, here they…
Dec 12
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A Holiday Gift for Someone Who Follows California Politics
Gift a full year of So, Does It Matter? for $49 — 30% off for paid subscribers through Christmas Day
Dec 12
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Antiquated, Perochial Senate Blue Slip Process Blocks Trump Appointees in Blue States Like California
A century-old Senate custom, nowhere in the Constitution, now shapes which federal officials a conservative administration can place inside deep-blue…
Dec 11
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California Patriot Profile: Tony Krvaric, The Steady Hand of a Disciplined GOP Operation in San Diego
Fourteen Years of Steady, Strategic Leadership That Strengthened a Key County Republican Party in California
Dec 11
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Newsom's "Cap and Invest" Massive Climate Tax Scheme Is Making California Less Affordable For Everyone
New state analysis shows the program now operates as a permanent revenue platform funded through consumer price increases
Dec 10
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An Interview With Jon Slavet -- Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, Businessman and Entrepreneur
SDIM Publisher Jon Fleischman has an engaging and thoughtful conversation with this new Republican candidates running for Governor of California….
Dec 10
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[Unlocked] 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
Dec 9
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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
Dec 9
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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
Dec 8
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