The Monkees, Grok, and the Myth of Machine Wisdom
Recently, Grok - Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X (formerly Twitter) - was widely mocked for responses deemed controversial or…
Sacramento Spending Another $12 Million on Tiny Homes for Homeless – on Top of Billions More
The City of Sacramento Department of Community Response received a $12.35 million "Encampment Resolution Funds grant" from the California Department…
Another Legislative Statement in Bills
I was reading a bill over the Recess and came across what I believed was a new legislative statement: “It…
Union Turns Education Into Big Political Business
The National Education Association’s annual convention fascinates on several levels, as the concourse displays a championing of whatever’s the newest…
Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Forestry and Mass Timber
There are at least two massive opportunities to engage in cost-effective carbon sequestration. Neither would require subsidies and both could…
Bill to Require Law Enforcement Disclosure if AI Was Used To Help Write Reports
A bill to require law enforcement agency disclosure if artificial intelligence was used to help write reports grew in momentum…
Attorney Work Product in California
Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 4 deals with attorney work product under the Civil Recovery Act.…
SF Chronicle Annoyingly Warns ‘COVID Cases in California are Climbing Again’
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water again, the San Francisco Chronicle warns "COVID…
Gov. Newsom Files FOIA Request To ‘Expose True Cost’ Of L.A. Federal Troop Deployment for Anti-ICE Riots
California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed on Wednesday to "expose" what it cost the Department of Defense to deploy around 5,000…
California Redistricting: How Newsom’s Plan Will Demolish Hard Fought GOP Gains
For the last few weeks, threats from Governor Gavin Newsom to redistrict California mid-decade via a special election have grown…