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Debate: Are Schools Failing at Civic Education – And is That Driving Today’s Political Divide?

March 23, 2026 9:00 amMarch 24, 2026 6:50 am

Is the failure of civic education the primary cause of ideological partisanship in society? That was the question in a debate Thursday hosted by Pepperdine University and The Steamboat Institute, centered around a question that’s becoming increasingly relevant across Los...

Hilton-Romero Propose 3-Year Degrees & Freeze Tuition

March 20, 2026 11:35 amMarch 20, 2026 1:13 pm

Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton and Lt. Gov. Candidate Gloria Romero have proposed a plan to make the California’s public colleges affordable again. Hilton argues that under prolonged Democratic one-party rule, University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges...

The More Sacramento Fails, The More Money the City Spends

March 20, 2026 9:27 amMarch 20, 2026 9:33 am

Sacramento is a city in decline. The City of Sacramento claims a $66.2 million budget deficit in February 2026. Inquiring minds believe it is much higher. The Sacramento City Unified School District now admits to a $171 million budget deficit,...

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...