By Jose Navarro, MBA When Mario Orso took over as CEO of the San Diego Association of Governments in June 2024, he inherited an agency in genuine crisis: a toll-collection […]
California’s $16 Billion Lucky Break — And the Deficit It’s Hiding
By Jose Navarro, MBA In June, Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced their three-party budget agreement, highlighted by the striking figure: […]
FEMA Cut Its Staff. The Disasters Didn’t Stop.
By Jose Navarro, MBA On August 4, the Government Accountability Office published a blunt verdict on the state of America’s disaster response agency: FEMA reduced its workforce in 2025 and […]
Beijing’s Stimulus Bet — And What It Means for American Wallets
By Jose Navarro, MBA On August 21, China’s Vice Finance Minister Liao Min addressed reporters in Beijing, revealing that the government is currently “studying and drafting new coordinated fiscal and […]
Press Freedom Index Ranks El Salvador Among Region’s Most Restrictive as Journalists Flee
The Inter American Press Association says 50 Salvadoran journalists went into exile amid what a local press association calls “escalating repression” under Bukele. A new hemispheric press freedom index has […]
Donalds Picks State Sen. Bryan Avila as Running Mate at Miami’s Freedom Tower
The Republican gubernatorial nominee leans into South Florida’s Cuban-American electorate a week after winning the primary Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds named Florida state Sen. Bryan Avila as his running […]
U.S. Issues Security Alert for Mexicali, Suspends Consular Activity Across the Border from Calexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says the warning, based on U.S. intelligence, involves a possible criminal group; officials report no confirmed imminent threat. CALEXICO — The U.S. government issued a security […]
California Startups Raised More Venture Capital Than the Other 49 States Combined in 2026
Newsom’s office touts a $366 billion haul as evidence of the state’s AI-driven economic dominance, even as growth data shows a more mixed national picture. SACRAMENTO — California-based startups have […]
Court Filings Reveal DHS Covert Surveillance at Churches, Libraries and Union Halls
An undercover agent wore a wire to a self-defense class at a Minneapolis church; another compiled dossiers on protesters after an evening service. MINNEAPOLIS — Newly surfaced court filings show […]
Treasury Launches “Operation Economic Outcast” to Isolate Iran
Bessent unveils sweeping sanctions campaign targeting oil, gold, shipping and digital assets in what officials call an economic “D-Day.” WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday launched what it […]