California

Special Report
Lessons from the 2022 Midterms: Playing to Win the Game
Despite recapturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans were disappointed by the outcome of the midterm elections. Instead of a “red wave” sweeping GOP candidates into offices…
by Michael Watson on December 7, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #240: California’s Union Payoff
Since the Supreme Court decided the Janus v. AFSCME case and held that forcing government workers to pay union fees was an unconstitutional infringement of their free speech rights, union-aligned…
by Michael Watson on October 14, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Taking a Stand
Two years ago, Kali Fontanilla was teaching at Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas, California, and discovered that her school’s required Ethnic Studies course was really an indoctrination into…
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Exposing CRT Teaching
Those in favor of CRT believe that America is systemically racist and want to push critical race theory lessons in our schools while actively trying to get a black teacher…
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Key Tenets of CRT
Even if critical race theory isn’t explicitly taught in your city or state like it was in my district the essential ideas and concepts of the theory are still there.
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Special Report
One Teacher’s Fight Against CRT: Expelling CRT from the Classroom
It’s shocking the amount of racist hate I have received since I have exposed the lessons containing CRT. Even if you favor critical race theory being taught to our young…
by Kali Fontanilla on October 6, 2022

Green Watch
Ceres Inc.: The ESG Old Guard
In 1989, decades before the abbreviation “ESG” was in common media usage, the nonprofit Ceres Inc. was founded to promote left-leaning climate and economic governance at major investment firms and…
by Ken Braun on September 12, 2022

Labor Watch
Sectoral Bargaining Comes to California
Desperate to restore its position of power in the economy, the labor union movement continues to look to sectoral bargaining as a solution. On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)…
by Michael Watson on September 7, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #234: Education Exodus
Today’s guest is not the only person to have left California for Florida in the past few years. Kali Fontanilla left her teaching job in Monterey County after her school…
by Michael Watson on September 2, 2022

Green Watch
Hey NPR: Why Are Environmentalists Opposing Nuclear Power?
This week NPR ran a report titled “Why Even Environmentalists Are Supporting Nuclear Power Today.” It gives deserved praise to advocates such as Michael Shellenberger and Mothers for Nuclear, following…
by Ken Braun on August 31, 2022