The fentanyl crisis is about public health & public safety, but Democrats ignore half the problem (Hint: it’s not public health). Over the weekend, the Modesto Bee slammed Democrats in an editorial for their continued inaction on the fentanyl epidemic. The editorial called out “Democratic legislators committed to progressivism [who]…

Less than a day before their big hearing, Democrats still won’t say what they plan on talking about. Assembly Democrats have promised that a joint hearing of three committees would bring people together to find public health AND public safety solutions to the fentanyl crisis.  Is that actually going to happen?  We…

Gavin Newsom was MIA for nearly half of April, as California’s jobless rate rose to the second-highest in the nation.  First Newsom lectured Republican governors on how to run their states, then jetted off for a luxury Caribbean vacation, and finally hit the DC fundraising circuit to raise money for Biden. All told, Newsom was gone for more than…

Gavin Newsom announced a permitting reform proposal today that he claims will speed up construction of important projects.  Welcome to the club, Governor.  Republicans have been trying to streamline approvals for everything from roads to housing to wildfire safety projects for years.  The biggest obstacle? Newsom’s Democratic colleagues in the…

First, Democrats refuse to get tough on fentanyl dealers. Now they’re blocking expanded access to Narcan and addiction treatment.  THE BACKSTORY: For weeks, Assembly Republicans have been demanding action to hold fentanyl traffickers accountable.  Democrats refused to act, claiming they prefer a public health approach to the crisis.  TODAY’S UPDATE: Democrats on…