Tag: California

Stories Speak Volumes

Affordability: Prices We Can Afford–A Roundup of Local, State, and National Stories

Democrats and Gavin Newsom stubbornly cling to carbon taxing – not because they are true believers – because it’s a revenue-generating tax.

Chevron just sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board warning them of deep concerns and strong opposition to the CARB- proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest (formerly cap and trade) regulation, that the state’s few remaining refineries can’t survive, and the California economy could be crippled.

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Stories Speak Volumes

Stories Speak Volumes: Mar 2-Mar 6

There are so many stories making up the mosaic of national/international news that we can’t cover them all every week. The biggest stories now seem to be: Israel and Iran, the Trump presidency (lawfare and judges), immigration (migrants and illegals), wars, weaponization of government (the deep state) against Trump and conservatives, our nation’s debt, massive inflation, climate change controversy and related expenses of government, industry attempting to address these issues, the Chinese threat, national security, abortion, taxpayer cuts, Ukraine peace, and hatred and violence against Christians.

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Legislation

Heather Hadwick: “CA Is Not Adequately Managing the Wildlife We Have”

February 24, 2026
I am writing today to share serious concerns about Senate Bill 1305, the proposal by Senator Richardson to reintroduce grizzly bears in California. While the grizzly is an iconic symbol — even our state animal — it was driven to extinction in this state more than a century ago. Today’s California is very different from that era: we are far more populated, land use is more developed, and our current wildlife management systems are already overstretched and inadequate for what exists now. 

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Church

Evangelist Tom Crandall Speaks at TPUSA Faith Event

February 10, 2026
REDDING–“I want more of God; I’ve seen enough religion–God is not silent–He still speaks today,” said Bethel evangelist Tom Crandall speaking to a crowd of nearly 500 at the Redding Civic Auditorium Turning Point USA faith event held on Sat., Feb. 7. More than a dozen came forward to receive Christ at the conclusion of the Faith, Family, Freedom night sponsored by both the Simpson University and Shasta College Turning Point USA chapters which also drew around 50 protestors.

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Legislation

My Legislator

February 4, 2026
Californians can now easily follow what their state representatives say and do each week, as the Legislature considers about 5,000 bills before adjourning in August.

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