A Time When America United to Discourage Kids From Taking Drugs
A review of the book DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools (Max Felker-Kantor, The…
Bill to Prohibit Public Libraries From Banning Books Passes Assembly Committee
A bill that would prohibit public libraries from banning books or other materials because of topic or content passed the…
HHS Secretary Xavier Baccaria for California Governor?
Biden Administration Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra let slip this week that he is considering leaving the administration…
Traffic Violence? Is That a Real Thing?
So there’s gun violence, domestic violence, gang violence – those are, sadly, real things. Then there’s the concept that silence…
Bill to Create New Reparations Agency Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
A bill to create a new state agency, the California American Freedman Affairs Agency, to assist Californians with any approved…
Frequently Asked Questions about California Government Holidays and Designated Days
Does California law provide for state holidays? Yes, Government Code Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 7 deals with holidays. Chapter…
Trouble In Dam Removal Paradise – Kiewit Has Pulled-Out of Klamath River Dam Project
This is part of a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County. The removal of dams along…
EDD Admits $55 Billion Lost in Pandemic… $55 Billion!
The California Employment Development Department admits that $55 billion was lost in the pandemic. $55 Billion. That’s what the hapless…
LAPD HQ Phones Down: System Upgrade Went Awry
Who ya’ gonna call? Phones Busted! The landline telephones at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters have been down for…
Ringside: How Much Water Will $30 Billion Buy?
So far this year I had the privilege of attending two water oriented events. The first, in February, was at…