U.S.
This Ol’ Political Turmoil? Just read between the lines.
From Victor Davis Hanson at National Review Are there any guiding principles that can make sense of the sensational news that now overwhelms the senses seemingly every hour? What is common to blaring …
California
DOJ shuts down CA Atty General over gun advertising fines
In a ruling handed down Monday, an Obama-appointed District Court judge in California gave a hearty smack-down to the California Department of Justice…
Sacramento
CA attempting to force restaurants to serve vegan food
Why let private businesses offer what they please when the government can force them to serve what they’d like? I guess that’s what Los Angeles city …
Valley
In-N-Out boycott fails miserably in Central Valley, lines stretch further
The Irvine-based company gave $25,000 to the California Republican Party this week, according to a state filing noted on Twitter by journalist Gabe Sc…
Agriculture & Water
Turning lemons into lemonade just got tougher in CA
No one ever said citrus farming was easy, and in California, it will be increasingly difficult. A recent report issued by Bruce Babcock, a professor a…
Bulldog Blitz
Tedford’s early signings come straight from CA, Valley
The new early signing period for National Letter of Intent signing day changed the equation for college football programs, making the closing portions…
Video
Steven Crowder EXPOSES Antifa’s violent tactics
As Ben Shapiro prepared to visit the University of Utah, Steven Crowder and his team went where ABC, NBC, and CNN wouldn’t: deep undercover with…
Wildfires prove forest management in CA is past due
In light of the deadly Paradise fire in northern California, along with the other devastating fires in the state over the last 10 years, California Ag Today spoke with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny P…
CA attempting to force restaurants to serve vegan food
Why let private businesses offer what they please when the government can force them to serve what they’d like? I guess that’s what Los Angeles city councilman Paul Koretz was wondering when he propo…
Republicans push back on heavily gerrymandered districts in Md
A coalition of Republican voters made a pair of bold requests while asking the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling striking down a Democratic gerrymander in Maryland. Their case, one of sever…
Fundraising platform Patreon allows left-wing terrorists, boots conservative commentators
Patreon, the largest crowdfunding platform on the internet has been making it a habit to boot certain users like Sargon of Akkad and Lauren Southern due to accusations that they promote hate in some w…
Fading stars go after GOP’s newest celeb: Nunes.
The message from the aging rock star about the California Republican was succinct: “F*ck Nunes.” Those gripping words were tweeted earlier this year by Axl Rose, the frontman for Guns N’ Roses. The ro…
This Ol’ Political Turmoil? Just read between the lines.
From Victor Davis Hanson at National Review Are there any guiding principles that can make sense of the sensational news that now overwhelms the senses seemingly every hour? What is common to blaring …
Antifa threatens Senator: “Votes are a death wish”
The Washington, D.C. chapter of Antifa sent a message to Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz early Tuesday morning after chasing him out of a restaurant, telling the Texas senator that he is “not safe.” Cr…
Dem Senate candidate orders removal of American flag for campaign rally
Ted Cruz’s Challenger, Beto O’Rourke has made a name for himself by saying that he can think of “nothing more American” than kneeling during the National Anthem. We can now add stripping American flag…
What is Trump being blamed for today? Hurricanes.
Hurricanes are about to displace a lot of people, destroying homes, lives, and costing people a collective fortune in repairs. What does the Washington Post do about it? Find a way to use this to blam…
DOJ shuts down CA Atty General over gun advertising fines
In a ruling handed down Monday, an Obama-appointed District Court judge in California gave a hearty smack-down to the California Department of Justice in a First Amendment case pertaining to firearms-…
BIG GULP: CA gets ready for the return of the “Soda Tax”
There’s a new effort to bring a statewide sugar-sweetened drink tax to California. The measure is meant to fight childhood obesity and dental disease. But it could upend a compromise reached wit…
‘Just Do It’ Nike Meme Trolls Win The Day
Nike’s decision to make National Anthem-protesting Colin Kaepernick the company’s new “Just Do It” poster boy has inspired some of the best trolling the internet has to offer. …
Devin Nunes Exposes Collusion, Left Gets Abusive
Prior to President Trump’s 2016 election, the “farmer-turned-politician” was little known outside the Central Valley. Despite allegations of being cozy with Trump, the congressman’s relationship with …
Bernie prepares ‘100 percent tax’ bill on Amazon
Amazon hit back at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) call for employees of the retail giant to submit stories of poor working conditions, charging in a company blog post that the senator “conti…
In-N-Out boycott fails miserably in Central Valley, lines stretch further
The Irvine-based company gave $25,000 to the California Republican Party this week, according to a state filing noted on Twitter by journalist Gabe Schneider. And that’s not the first time. In-N…
Obama returns to politics with 102 references to himself
Former President Barack Obama visited The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Friday to accept the school’s ethics in government award, and to offer his take on “the state of our democracy.” And w…
Turning lemons into lemonade just got tougher in CA
No one ever said citrus farming was easy, and in California, it will be increasingly difficult. A recent report issued by Bruce Babcock, a professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of…
NASA legend reminds new-hire intern who’s boss
A famous NASA engineer got insulted by a young woman who received an internship at NASA after he told her she should watch her language. On Monday, a young woman identifying herself as Naomi H. on Twi…
Democrat Leader Threatens ICE Agents: “You Will Not Be Safe”
A Democratic leader in the House made threatening statements toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Thursday, warning those who are conducting deportations that they “will no…
Gavin Newsom wants government-run health care, doesn’t know how to pay for it
Gavin Newsom, Democratic candidate for governor of California, said on liberal podcast “Pod Save America” that the state government should pay for universal health care for illegal immigra…
CA approves bill requiring women on corporate boards
California lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would require corporations to include women on their boards of directors, the Los Angeles Times reports. The legislation would require all publicl…
John Cox wants to #StopTheWaterGrab
Gubernatorial candidate John Cox issued the following statements on the California State Water Resources Control Board’s recently proposed water plan that would divert between 350,000 and 1.7 mi…
CA Wildfires expose the long-term danger of Net Neutrality
In what was almost certainly an unfortunate accident of automated technology, Verizon Wireless throttled (i.e. slowed down) the service of the Santa Clara County fire department as they are battling t…
Dems hate goes beyond Trump, toward everything “not-Left Wing”
There’s a lot of talk these days about Trump Derangement Syndrome — the media’s incessant inability to talk about anything but Trump, their determination to paint every action Trump takes as simultane…
How bad is Obamacare? Look at California
Liberals have cited California as the prototypical Obamacare success story for years now, but a new study puts that assertion very much in doubt. Five years ago, even before Obamacare’s exchanges went…
How the Left secretly sabotages the Republic
The minions of the Left will never stop in their efforts to undermine the Republic. They will try everything — historical revisionism, bald-face lies, blatant slander, racial discord, judicial u…
Salas sneaks new bill to avoid “soft on sex offenders” label
Of all the various issues plaguing the constituents of California’s Central Valley – from high gas prices to water shortages – perhaps a more personal issue will define the race for …
Emails reveal Google secretly influenced 2016 election for Clinton
An email chain among senior Google executives from the day after the 2016 presidential election reveals the company tried to influence the 2016 United States presidential election on behalf of one can…
Clinton encourages 11-year-old girl to kneel during Pledge of Allegiance
Two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offered an endorsement on Wednesday to an 11-year-old girl for kneeling during the Pledge of Allegiance, telling her to “keep up the good w…
Nunes states the obvious about 2018, media ignites firestorm
Rachel Maddow last week aired secret audio obtained at a Republican fundraiser that featured Nunes. He spoke about the importance of Republicans keeping the House if they want to keep doing oversight …
4 Reasons We Need A Space Force
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday announced the Trump administration is laying the groundwork a new Space Force and eventually a separate military branch, dedicated to space. While the merits of a…
While we wait hours for new licenses, CA legislators have a secret DMV office
If you enter the Legislative Office Building in downtown Sacramento, pass through security and hook an immediate left, then walk to the end of the hallway and take another right, at the end of that ha…
Valley brewery brings best of both worlds: fruit and brews
A Valley family is mixing their rich history in agriculture into a popular line of craft beer. 356 Tavern in Old Town Clovis is the new home for 559 Beer. Rhett Williams crafts all the beers, he was i…
Teen Vogue’s answer to abortion outrage? Laugh it off
Trash magazine “Teen Vogue” published an op-ed in late July that claimed abortion is actually hilarious. This is apparently the new far-leftist tact in normalizing the fatal horror that is…
CA City Councilman Claims Need to Regulate “Every Aspect of People’s Lives”
A city council member in Santa Barbara has officially apologized for his recent statement about the progressive agenda that resulted in blowback and mockery. Santa Barbara has been all over the news o…
What everyone is getting wrong about the 3-D Printed Gun
The newest bugaboo of the gun control crowd is the bloodcurdling “3-D printer gun.” Or, as Alyssa Milano, a self-styled expert on these matters, might call it: “downloadable death.” Reporters at CNN a…
America’s Newest Endangered Species: Purple States.
Earlier in the week, the New York Times produced a pretty amazing interactive map of the 2016 election at the voting precinct level. There are all kinds of nuggets of information that will amaze you…l…
Good Samaritans Feed Homeless Through Weekly Tulare Barbecue
Heather Miller has found new friends in her effort to feed the homeless in Tulare. This week, with financial backing from Tulare City Council and donations from community members, Miller plans to host…
FACT CHECK: Valley Farmer takes down Op-Ed on Devin Nunes’ water fight
A recent Fresno Bee Op-Ed by author Mark Arax recalls a Congressional field hearing at Fresno City Hall in 2014 about the drought. Two members of Families Protecting the Valley Board of Directors tes…
The hottest trend in California: Banning Plastic Straws
On second thought, let’s not go to California. Tis a silly place. Case in point, two cities are cracking down on plastic straws, so much so that giving them out may result in actually spending time in…
Feds prepare to end California’s free reign on enviro regs
When the Clean Air Act was passed, the law specifically forbade individual states from setting their own standards. The reasoning was that uniformity in standards was paramount if the law was going to…
Socialism doesn’t work. Here’s the proof.
Socialism just doesn’t work. At this point, there’s no arguing this, but it has ardent defenders on par in both veracity and logic with flat-Earthers. A perfect example, besides every example thus see…
California, Hawaii Gun Grab Stricken Down In Surprise Ruling
These are words I never, ever thought I’d type: Two different panels of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have written opinions that — taken together — provide not only the proper roadmap for underst…
Obama-backing think tank admits Obamacare is a failure. Here’s their new solution.
The movement to expand government-run health care continues apace. No sooner had one think tank published a paper calling for the return of an individual mandate at the federal level than the liberal …
ICE Cold: Only 18 Dems back resolution supporting ICE
The House passed a resolution Wednesday in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the law enforcement agency that some Democrats now want to abolish. The measure praised ICE’s wor…
These are the two best words for the economy
Those words? “I quit.” The proportion of American workers that quit their jobs in May reached the highest level in 17 years, a sign that more people are confident they can find a new job, …
The Left is Furious About SCOTUS Pick Before It’s Even Announced
Let’s face it, no matter who President Trump picked to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, liberals were going to melt down on Twitter. The world saw it c…
The “Abolish ICE” crowd really won’t like the alternative
There are few things more powerful in politics than a dumb idea whose time has come. This accounts for the seemingly inexorable momentum of the rallying cry “Abolish ICE,” which has rapidly gone from …
Trump administration approves Central Valley water storage project
Last Thursday, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced that they would fully fund a $74 million project to increase water storage at Lake Success. The project, which will raise and widen the dam̵…