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Becerra Makes His First Moves as Governor
This week, Tim and Matt discuss Xavier Becerra’s first transition moves and his initial press conference as governor-elect. They also discuss Legislative Republicans losing several seats in the midterm elections, and this week’s party leadership elections in Congress.
Business & Economics
Watch Wayne Winegarden on Fox News: Learn how wealth tax defeat could slow CA exodus
Wayne Winegarden, an economist at the Pacific Research Institute, tells Fox News that the defeat of Proposition 40, the wealth tax initiative, may halt further departures tied to wealth taxes, though California could keep losing residents as its competitive edge erodes. Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com Click here to ...
California
Election 2026 Wrap Up – A Blue Tsunami Washes Over California and the Nation
This week, Tim and Matt break down all of interesting results from Election 2026 and the many surprising outcomes. They break down the election of Xavier Becerra as governor and the defeat of the wealth tax, plus they share their thoughts on the sweeping Democratic victories in Congress and nationally ...
Blog
Why Does it Take So Long to Count All the Votes in California?
In California, it’s not Election Night – it’s routinely Election Month for the closest races. Consider that in the 2024 presidential election, Florida released its first vote counts at 7 PM Eastern Time according to the Associated Press. By 10:51 p.m. Eastern, it had counted and released vote totals for ...
California
Our Election 2026 Final Predictions
This week, Tim gives his final predictions on some of this year’s biggest races – and also gives his picks for the election’s biggest potential surprises. Next Round is not known for going100 percent in its predictions, so Tim is hoping for a better outcome this election.
California
California’s construction unions are running ads against their own jobs
Construction unions formed an unholy alliance with their longtime enemy, environmentalists, to defeat a ballot measure and, apparently, winning requires burning down their own village. Their coalition recently launched an ad demonizing “dangerous” gas pipelines, industrial warehouses and data centers. You know, the kinds of things that keep the construction ...
Blog
Another Bite At The Rotten Apple Of Publicly Financed Political Campaigns
Financing candidates’ campaigns with public dollars has been largely prohibited in California since 1988, when voters enacted a ban by passing Proposition 73. Prop. 73 also placed restrictions on incumbent officeholders’ use of tax money to send newsletters and mass mailings, which the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said at the ...
Blog
With $178 in General Fund, Hollister Becomes California’s Fiscal Mismanagement Capital
When I was a kid, my grandparents retired not to Miami or Palm Springs as many retirees do – rather, but rather the city of Hollister, about 45 minutes of San José. Known as the unofficial “earthquake capital of the world,” the home of the famous Casa de Fruta fruit ...
California
Going Through All of the Propositions
This year’s ballot is one of the longest ever and one of the most complicated to sift through. To help voters, Tim and Matt this week go through all of the statewide ballot measures and discuss the arguments pro and con for of each of them. If you’re having a ...
Blog
California Has Taken A Wrong Turn — Will It Ever Get Back On Track?
Long before it was even a state, California was the destination for the hard working, the enterprising, the free thinking, the dynamic dreamers who have left their marks in countless positive and useful ways. It was always moving in the right direction, ever upward. But as 2026 winds down, Californians ...
Becerra Makes His First Moves as Governor
This week, Tim and Matt discuss Xavier Becerra’s first transition moves and his initial press conference as governor-elect. They also discuss Legislative Republicans losing several seats in the midterm elections, and this week’s party leadership elections in Congress.
Watch Wayne Winegarden on Fox News: Learn how wealth tax defeat could slow CA exodus
Wayne Winegarden, an economist at the Pacific Research Institute, tells Fox News that the defeat of Proposition 40, the wealth tax initiative, may halt further departures tied to wealth taxes, though California could keep losing residents as its competitive edge erodes. Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com Click here to ...
Election 2026 Wrap Up – A Blue Tsunami Washes Over California and the Nation
This week, Tim and Matt break down all of interesting results from Election 2026 and the many surprising outcomes. They break down the election of Xavier Becerra as governor and the defeat of the wealth tax, plus they share their thoughts on the sweeping Democratic victories in Congress and nationally ...
Why Does it Take So Long to Count All the Votes in California?
In California, it’s not Election Night – it’s routinely Election Month for the closest races. Consider that in the 2024 presidential election, Florida released its first vote counts at 7 PM Eastern Time according to the Associated Press. By 10:51 p.m. Eastern, it had counted and released vote totals for ...
Our Election 2026 Final Predictions
This week, Tim gives his final predictions on some of this year’s biggest races – and also gives his picks for the election’s biggest potential surprises. Next Round is not known for going100 percent in its predictions, so Tim is hoping for a better outcome this election.
California’s construction unions are running ads against their own jobs
Construction unions formed an unholy alliance with their longtime enemy, environmentalists, to defeat a ballot measure and, apparently, winning requires burning down their own village. Their coalition recently launched an ad demonizing “dangerous” gas pipelines, industrial warehouses and data centers. You know, the kinds of things that keep the construction ...
Another Bite At The Rotten Apple Of Publicly Financed Political Campaigns
Financing candidates’ campaigns with public dollars has been largely prohibited in California since 1988, when voters enacted a ban by passing Proposition 73. Prop. 73 also placed restrictions on incumbent officeholders’ use of tax money to send newsletters and mass mailings, which the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said at the ...
With $178 in General Fund, Hollister Becomes California’s Fiscal Mismanagement Capital
When I was a kid, my grandparents retired not to Miami or Palm Springs as many retirees do – rather, but rather the city of Hollister, about 45 minutes of San José. Known as the unofficial “earthquake capital of the world,” the home of the famous Casa de Fruta fruit ...
Going Through All of the Propositions
This year’s ballot is one of the longest ever and one of the most complicated to sift through. To help voters, Tim and Matt this week go through all of the statewide ballot measures and discuss the arguments pro and con for of each of them. If you’re having a ...
California Has Taken A Wrong Turn — Will It Ever Get Back On Track?
Long before it was even a state, California was the destination for the hard working, the enterprising, the free thinking, the dynamic dreamers who have left their marks in countless positive and useful ways. It was always moving in the right direction, ever upward. But as 2026 winds down, Californians ...