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Bill to Prohibit Sex Offenders and Human Traffickers from Elected Office Amended to Exempt Pedophiles

June 30, 2026 1:38 pmJuly 1, 2026 1:32 pm

Editors Note: This article has been updated with legislative action on Assembly Bill 2753 as of 7/1/26, 11:39 AM. AB 2691 by Assemblywoman Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) prohibits persons convicted of “sexual assault” and “human trafficking” from running for...

Justice Alito Destroys SCOTUS Ruling in Mail-in Ballot Case

June 29, 2026 7:00 pmJune 29, 2026 7:19 pm

The United States Supreme Court ruling Monday on Watson v. Republican National Committee is a significant defeat to anyone who takes “Election Day” and election law seriously. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots...

Trump Admin Launches Crackdown on California Coastal Commission

June 29, 2026 3:00 pmJune 29, 2026 3:00 pm

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter to Kevin Hassett, Director of the White House National Economic Council under President Donald Trump, directing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to “evaluate” the California Coastal Commission, over their efforts to...

Gavin Newsom’s Flip Flop on Billionaire Tax is the Real Newsom

June 27, 2026 9:06 amJune 29, 2026 7:13 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s flip flop on the billionaire tax isn’t really a flip-flop – it’s Gavin admitting who he really is and that he actually supported it in the first place. Gavin Newsom originally claimed that he opposed the...

Michael Gates Can Win: Raises $100K at Fundraiser

June 27, 2026 7:29 amJune 29, 2026 6:16 am

Former Huntington Beach City Attorney and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Gates, a Republican, is running for California Attorney General against incumbent Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta in the 2026 California Attorney General election. Friday, June 26, at a...

State Senate Candidate Mike Netter: It’s Time to Undo a lot of Bad Laws

June 27, 2026 7:00 amJune 27, 2026 7:01 am

“I give a shit,” Mike Netter tells me as we chat and I ask why he is running. We laugh. “I’m doing this because I want to, not because I have to – because I care about the majority of...

Rep. Derek Tran Caught ‘Cashing In’ On A Bill He Voted Against

June 25, 2026 4:54 pmJune 26, 2026 6:40 am

Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA-45) is taking credit for local Orange County earmarks after voting against the final bill that funded them. The Los Angeles Times credited Tran for helping secure $2 million for a new Fountain Valley fire station, but Tran...