A friend and I recently met at a chain restaurant in Sacramento for our weekly lunch. Both of us ordered $16 plates of Mexican food. When the bill came, it totaled
I have never been married, nor do I have any children. I grew up around married people. I descend from a whole line of married people. I have friends who
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer American citizens likely will pay more in cooling costs this summer, with the Mid-Atlantic and Pacific regions seeing over 12% jump in related expenses, according to
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Republican groups filed a second lawsuit targeting Nevada’s mail-in ballot law, arguing that a provision that seeks to allow the counting of mail-in ballots without a
By Alexei Koseff CalMatters Writer The man who would finally break up California is a real estate developer from Rancho Cucamonga. Jeff Burum knows this may sound crazy. He heard that
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Nations in the OPEC+ group have agreed to continue keeping daily oil output lower by nearly 4 million barrels a day in a bid to “support
If former President Donald Trump becomes future President Trump, what will that mean to our republic? Will it mean an end to our democracy, despite the United States not being
Two recent letters to the editor should be shouted from the rooftops! “Undervalued educators” by Lisa Storaker (May 30) and “The state of the prostate” by Paul McGuire (May 29).
Mark my words. Democrats will be sorry on Nov. 5 because of what they did last week in New York City. They and their friends in the liberal media can
We like to say of our justice system in America that, “You’re presumed innocent until proven guilty.” Well, innocence is no longer presumed. Twelve honest jurors, approved and selected by
Dear Savvy Senior, How can I tell if the health info on a website is trustworthy? I usually do a Google search on a symptom, drug or health condition
By Marisa Kendall CalMatters Writer Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend
By Bill Pan Contributing Writer InfoWars host Owen Shroyer on Monday lost the bid for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his misdemeanor conviction, which he claimed was largely based on
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer In his first congressional testimony since leaving government, Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday defended every single federal COVID-19 response that he once advocated for, including business
This is dedicated to all of you sitting at home with I-told-you-so smirks on your faces. (Somewhere in Russia. Vladimir Putin is sitting in a small, nondescript room with
Lately I have observed the growing number of food trucks and street vendors on Castaic Road. My guess is that none of these vendors have an operating permit from the
A century ago, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act, also known as the Immigration Act of 1924, which precipitated a two-generation-long pause in mass migration. Upon Coolidge’s signature,
On paper, the U.S. economy seems to be doing well with historically low unemployment. Yet most Americans have a sour view in recent polls, with stubborn inflation in living costs
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called on the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly intervene after he was convicted for falsifying business records last week. In
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Dr. Anthony Fauci disavowed a longtime senior adviser at a congressional hearing on Monday and said the official violated federal rules by using personal email for