Victor Davis Hanson is a resident scholar at the Hoover Institute and lifelong Californian from the Central Valley. He recently spoke at a conference of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association members. For the naïve who want an optimistic presentation about how great California is, VDH is not your guy. He gives an accurate, if depressing, view…
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By Nadia Lopez | CalMatters Members of California’s Air Resources Board today questioned the practicalities of their staff’s proposal to ban gas-powered vehicles, raising concerns over challenges in buying and charging electric cars. Air Board Chair Liane Randolph asked staff to find more strategies to ensure that the state’s proposed mandate includes strong equity measures…
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Uber has released a list of items that passengers left behind in cars and it includes some truly bizarre things, like tater tots and grandma’s teeth. The ride-share company published its “2022 Lost and Found Index” on June 3, near the end of Mercury in retrograde, which astrologists believe influences forgetfulness, Uber said. The index…
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This one is for the birds. Or more specifically, about some of the unexpected benefits of birdsong, defined as “musical vocalizations of a bird or birds, typically uttered by a male songbird in characteristic bursts or phrases for territorial purposes.” While some of those sounds may be annoying (possibly woodpeckers and crows), research shows that…
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Who would have thought that San Francisco, the most progressive big city in America, would lead a pushback toward a more moderate political consensus? Yet on Tuesday voters recalled their progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin by a 60 percent to 40 percent margin. This has turned into a major national news story given its impact…
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Twenty-five years ago this week, the Mets and Yankees played for real for the first time, games that counted not just in fans’ souls or owners’ minds, but in the standings, too. The birth of interleague play, which has offered annual bragging rights ever since — sometimes over someone in your own home — delighted…
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Corona del Mar’s boys golf team celebrated arguably the wildest championship run of the school year last week. The Sea Kings received their championship plaque, patches, medals and shirts for winning the CIF-SS Division 1 team title during an on-campus presentation made by section commissioner Rob Wigod. “It was pretty cool,” said veteran coach Corona…
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One person was found dead after firefighters put out a mobile home fire in Santa Ana Friday night, June 10, authorities said. Orange County firefighters responded to the 5000 block of West McFadden Avenue just before 10:15 p.m. and found a mobile home well-involved with fire, spokesman Capt. Thanh Nguyen said. Firefighters immediately started the…
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By Niguel Duara | CalMatters California has a recidivism problem. Two-thirds of people incarcerated in the state will return to prison within three years, either through new offenses or parole violations, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation data. In Norway, by contrast, recidivism is down from 60%-70% in the 1980s to about 20%…
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Newport Beach is set to be the first city on the West Coast to turn to a relatively low-tech, autonomous water wheel system to scoop trash headed toward Upper Newport Bay. The California Coastal Commission commended the city for its plan for corralling trash that flows from upstream communities along the San Diego Creek and…
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