After an overwhelming nationwide reaction to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision to cut grant funds from Planned Parenthood, the board of directors announced today a new revision to its funding policy. NOW applauds all of the activists around the country who stood up for women in the past 72 hours, forcing [...]

By George Runner In Jerry Brown’s California, you have two choices: Embrace the governor’s agenda, or become the object of ridicule. In his State of the State address, Brown contrasted “declinists” who see California as a “failed state” with him and others who see “unspent potential and incredible opportunity.” The implication being that those who [...]

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By George Runner Imagine you found the house of your dreams. The price is $450,000. You sign papers only to later learn the sellers made a mistake. The price for the house is actually $1 million. Fortunately, under California real estate law, you can back out of the deal. But if you were a California [...]

(PRNewswire)–California Governor Jerry Brown is currently considering Senate Bill 833, legislation that would stop a proposed landfill from being built along a river, eliminate the risk of contaminating drinking water for communities, and prevent the permanent desecration of sites considered sacred by local Indian Tribes. A coalition of diverse groups including the Southern California Tribal [...]

Less than 24 hours ago, the biggest power outage in the history of California struck all of San Diego County and portions of Orange County. More than five million people were left without electricity for 12 hours after an Arizona Public Service employee tripped a transmission line near Yuma, Arizona. Power stations, including the San [...]

If the Governor truly believes the ‘Amazon Tax’ is going to generate millions in revenue for the state this year, he’s mistaken. Board of Equalization staff have determined that the projected $200 million in revenue will not materialize this year. As of today we’re not aware of a single online retailer that has registered with [...]

As I warned, Californians are losing jobs and income as a result of the so-called ‘Amazon Tax.’ It should come as no surprise that impacted California business owners would seek its repeal. Clearly, the ‘Amazon Tax’ is not working. After having terminated their relationships with thousands of California-based affiliate businesses, leading out-of-state online sellers continue [...]

By Dr. Donald Miller Traditionally, it’s the business world that’s focused on investments. Spend a million dollars on a product or an idea today and hope to recoup millions more in the future. But, in San Diego, law enforcement leaders also see the value of paying now to save later. They’ve come together to urge [...]

Board of Equalization Member Senator George Runner today issued the following statement in response to news that Governor Jerry Brown and Democrat legislative leaders have reached a budget deal: Governor Jerry Brown and legislative leaders are hoping for a surge in new revenues in order to avoid triggering additional budget cuts. It’s time they did [...]