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California’s Fast Food Minimum Wage Continues to Bite Workers, Consumers and Owners

March 20, 2026 4:40 amMarch 20, 2026 4:41 am

California is reaching a grim two-year anniversary of the ill-advised $20 fast food minimum wage. AB 1228, California’s $20 wage law for fast food workers, cost non-tipped restaurant workers 250 hours of work annually, equating to up to 7 weeks...

New Legislation to Get Males Out of Female-Only Spaces At Risk

March 19, 2026 8:00 amMarch 20, 2026 1:11 pm

Assembly Bill 1998 is new legislation designed to get males out of female-only spaces like bathrooms and lockerooms, and would amend the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination by businesses against individuals based on various characteristics, including race, sex,...

CA Senate Enviro Committee Democrats Kill Gas Tax Relief Bill

March 18, 2026 3:31 pmMarch 18, 2026 3:40 pm

Wednesday in the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Democrats killed Senate Bill 1035 by Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach), which would have provided immediate relief for California drivers at the gas pump by lowering the price of a gallon of...

Sen. Niello Bill Would Require CA Air Resources Board to Analyze Cost-of-Living Impacts of its Regulations

March 18, 2026 10:11 amMarch 18, 2026 10:11 am

Senator Roger Niello (R-Sacramento) has authored a California Air Resource Board bill to require the Board to explicitly analyze cost-of-living impacts when considering imposing major regulations, including effects on gasoline, electricity, groceries, housing construction, and business costs. We know that...

LAUSD Teachers & Parents Harassed By District Officials

March 18, 2026 5:00 amMarch 18, 2026 6:51 am

A complaint has been filed with the California Labor Board alleging retaliation against Los Angeles Unified School District teachers by school district and UTLA labor union employees. Teachers allege retaliation and harassment, and have the receipts – Audio recordings and...

How Can President Trump and ‘Our Useless Congress’ Get Gas Prices Back Down?

March 17, 2026 12:14 pmMarch 17, 2026 12:15 pm

“How can Trump and our useless Congress get gas prices back down?” asks economist Peter St. Onge. He notes there’s a lot that President Trump has already done to get gas prices down including providing insurance and escorts to tankers...

The Trump Kennedy Center is an Aging Beauty, Ready for Her Next Act

March 16, 2026 1:39 pmMarch 17, 2026 4:29 pm

Last week, President Donald J. Trump posted renderings of the planned renovations and updated exterior of the Trump Kennedy Center. The 55-year-old performing arts center will close for two years, beginning July 4, for renovations which are estimated to cost...