How are things in the Golden State these days? You may have noticed a couple of issues:

• Irresponsible and reckless legislature and governor who war against fossil fuels with no viable alternative.

• Nearing nation’s top taxes.

• Nearing nation’s bottom school performance.

• Shrinking taxpayer base.

• Alarming “home” to half of the nation’s homeless population.

• Alarming increase in population due to Biden’s border policies.

• Shall we mention slanted election laws at this point?

• Criminal money mismanagement throughout COVID, state still hasn’t recovered.

• And speaking of crime…

• Oh, did we mention the deficit?

• And Newsom is taking a vaca in Italy. Or is he campaigning?

We’ve got ourselves into a problem here. One or two of these might be manageable, but all of them at once? Is it recoverable?

SVACR favorite, Steve Frank, publisher of California Political News and Views(capoliticalreview.com), has a long and interesting history as a political activist. Born in The Bronx, a Viet Nam vet, lifetime Republican warrior, he’s a fighter. His political career started with Nixon and Reagan and continues today. His no-nonsense approach to politics is amusing to many, irritating to some, always honest.