There was a video montage made a few years back that showed several shaggy haired homeless people sit down in a hair stylist’s chair. Armed with a comb and shears the stylists got to work and the transformation was nothing short of magical. As hair fell to the ground, the person beneath began to shine…
Two Things That Can Rescue the World When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over
It is difficult to know what the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis is going to be, especially since the toll in human life is, at this point, unknowable. The response has generally been to quarantine people at home and bring their daily lives, including work, to a dead stop. To mitigate the economic pain this…
LPC OPPOSES GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS
CONTACT: Pete Moulds Communication Committee Chair cmc@ca.lp.org; (916) 446-1776 x6 SACRAMENTO, California – The Libertarian Party of California (LPC) condemns the local and statewide mandatory shelter-in-place orders in California and believes that these orders should be relaxed immediately. The LPC believes that in a pandemic of this kind, government needs to employ a balance to…
2020 Convention In Photos
The 2020 convention attendees really enjoyed themselves. Thank you to our members, candidates, and sponsors for making it such a success!
Message from the Chair: National Convention Delegate List and Upcoming Meeting
Before getting into what happened at our convention, I want to invite all those interested to come to our upcoming quarterly Executive Committee Meeting to be held on Saturday, March 14th.The meeting will be held in San Jose at the Fish Market restaurant, located at 1007 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, California 95123, from 9:30…
Candidate Statements 2020
Check out our 2020 California candidates for office. We’ve asked each of them to provide a short candidate statement for fellow Libertarians to learn more about what they want to accomplish if elected. Statements are provided for those candidates who submitted them before the deadline of January 25, 2020. An “*” denotes a partisan election….
The Racist History of Zoning Laws
By Michael H. Wilson Many people have been sold on the idea that zoning laws are here to protect the value of their homes from a chicken slaughterhouse or a bar opening next door to their bedroom. There is some merit in that but that is not an honest reason we have zoning laws and…
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: California’s 2020 Convention Almost Here
Next weekend, the Libertarian Party of California will be hosting the 2020 Convention in the West Los Angeles area and you’re invited! The convention will be held at the beautiful Doubletree by Hilton located at 6161 Centinela Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230. The convention will take place over President’s Day weekend, February 15-17, 2020 and…
LIBERTARIAN PERSPECTIVE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
For Immediate Release FEBRUARY 5, 2020 SACRAMENTO, California – The Libertarian Party of California condemns massive roundups by the federal government of Hispanic-Americans and others in a hunt for aliens not possessing required documents. At its most recent meeting, the Party’s Executive Committee passed the following Resolution: WHEREAS the Libertarian Party of California condemns massive…
The Importance of the Crypto Revolution
by Marvin Byrd – LPC, February 2020 Bitcoin might be the greatest tool of human liberty that humanity has ever been created. We hear a lot about Bitcoin and blockchain technologies. Everyone seems to talk about them, and everyone has different points of view. My experience working in cyber security in 2010, when Bitcoin was…