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Gordon Webster, Jr.

04 Jun

BLOG: California’s workers’ comp system is broken. Here’s the bill

published on June 4, 2026 - 2:27 PM

California’s workers’ compensation system was built to do one thing: take care of workers who get hurt on the job.

08 May

BLOG: One hundred organizations can’t all be wrong

published on May 8, 2026 - 3:21 PM

One hundred organizations just signed onto the Building an Affordable California Act. Not a hundred lobbyists and special interests. A

10 Apr

BLOG: The cost of California’s mismanagement machine

published on April 10, 2026 - 2:37 PM

A new City Journal report claims California has lost at least $180 billion to fraud on Governor Newsom’s watch. Newsom

30 Mar

BLOG: The permit shouldn’t take longer than the project

published on March 30, 2026 - 2:18 PM

California wants to lead on clean energy. So why are the projects we need sitting in bureaucratic purgatory for a

10 Mar

BLOG: Rotary Club of Fresno celebrates the heroes behind the badge

published on March 10, 2026 - 12:32 PM

For two decades, I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Rotary Club of Fresno to set aside a moment

30 Jan

BLOG: Business coalition celebrates decision to sideline PAGA reform threat

published on January 30, 2026 - 3:05 PM

California lawmakers made the right call this week by allowing Senate Bill 310 to die without a vote — a

31 Dec

BLOG: Thank you for a year of stories worth telling

published on December 31, 2025 - 4:19 PM

Our New Year’s resolution? To reaffirm our mission to provide the most comprehensive and exclusive business coverage in the Central

05 Dec

BLOG: PAGA reforms deliver results 18 months in

published on December 5, 2025 - 4:29 PM

California businesses finally caught a break last summer when Sacramento passed long-overdue reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act —

04 Nov

BLOG – Building an Affordable California: A solution to our permitting crisis

published on November 4, 2025 - 9:16 AM

Delays, rising costs and bureaucratic red tape are the legacy of the California’s broken permitting system that costs families and

14 Oct

BLOG: Why Prop. 50 could cost the Central Valley its voice

published on October 14, 2025 - 2:20 PM

California faces real problems — a housing crisis, natural disasters and a business climate that drives employers away. So why

BLOG: Farmers aren’t alone anymore. From pastors to governors, the anti-regulation chorus grows

Posted: June 8, 2026 at 5:05 pm

For years farmers have argued, whimpered, whined and complained about
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BLOG: California’s workers’ comp system is broken. Here’s the bill

Posted: June 4, 2026 at 2:27 pm

California's workers' compensation system was built to do one thing:
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