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Identity politics vs. melting pot vision
Calfiornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is being pressed by various identity groups on his looming appointment to the U.S. Senate.
Dan Walters
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Poll confirms Californians’ sour mood on higher taxes
A poll of California voters, conducted just before the election, finds a high level of resistance to new taxes.
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Why are taxpayers footing Klamath River dam removal cost?
Plans to remove four privately owned, obsolete power dams on the Klamath River advance with California taxpayers putting up more than half the cost.
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Revenue windfall creates political dilemma
California has an unexpected and welcome revenue windfall, but it creates a dilemma on what to do with it.
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French Laundry flap spotlights Capitol insiders
California Gov Gavin Newsom's mea culpa over attending the birthday party of a lobbyist spotlights how insiders work the Capitol.
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Newsom displays hypocritical arrogance
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting some well-deserved criticism for his displays of hypocritical arrogance.
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More high-dollar ballot measures in 2022
California voters decided 12 expensive ballot measures this year, but will face another batch of high-dollar propositons in 2022.
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What will tax increase advocates do now?
California voters have rejected Proposition 15, so what will advocates of higher taxes do now?
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Orange County’s stubborn conservative streak
Once a bastion of California Republicanism, Orange County is now purple with a stubborn conservative streak.
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Winners celebrate while losers rationalize
In California and elsewhere, the winners in last week's election are celebrating and the losers are engaging in rationalizations and fingerpointing.