Will PUC vote to halt public choice?
The California Public Utilities Commission giveth, but the same benighted agency much more often taketh away. At least from consumers. In December, this five-member commission for the first time in many years stood up for utility customers by refusing to let the San Diego Gas & Electric Co. dun its customers for the costs of […]
Socialists still trying to reframe election
Well, the socialists are still at it in full force. They still can’t get over the fact that they lost the presidential election. I guess deep down I can’t really blame them. They threw everything but the kitchen sink at President Trump to try to get their crooked candidate elected! After stacking the deck the […]
Upset over gym closing
My family moved to Madera in 1995, when I was 4 years old. I grew up in this town, attending Lincoln Elementary School and then Liberty in the Ranchos. For as long as I can remember, the gym on the corner of Sunset Avenue and Orchard Avenue is where Maderans exercised. Whether it was the […]
What the progressive Legislature did this year
Friday, Sept. 22, was the end of this legislative year. Here are some of the highlights of this session, brought to you by a Legislature in full control of Progressive Democrats. 1. SB-1: increased your gas taxes by approximately 20 Cents Nov. 1 and your vehicle license fees by an average of $100 will go […]
Latina women suffer from attitudes on rape
Sexual assault of Mexican American women is a closely guarded secret in the central valley. Eighty percent of all women entering the country illegally are raped and never reported. On top of racism, poverty, under-employment and physical abuse, Latina women are subjected to destructive cultural attitudes about sex. Women refuse to report rape due to […]
A New Year’s Review: History in Madera
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 1992 CITY TAKES OVER GOLF COURSE — The Madera City Council voted by a narrow 3-2 margin to break its contract with GolfCorp for the operation of the Madera Municipal Golf Course Monday night. Now the question is, what to do about an almost $40,000 in missing cash, checks, and credit card receipts […]