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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...

How the US Senate is Failing America Over the SAVE Act

June 25, 2026 12:30 pmJune 29, 2026 5:49 pm

It is not legal in any state for a noncitizen to cast a ballot in an election for federal office, and has been officially since 1996. Penalties include fines, imprisonment, and even deportation. Federal law, the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform...

Sacramento Spending Another $2.5 Million on New Glamping Tent City for Homeless

June 25, 2026 10:55 amJune 25, 2026 1:26 pm

Published June 24, 2026 7:00am. UPDATED: June 25, 2026: Sacramento’s fancy new $2.5 million homeless tent city, a “safe camping site,” is located in the River District. The City will be committing $1.2 million annually to contractors to run the...

Highway Robbery: California’s Gas Tax Jumps another 2.2 Cents July 1st

June 25, 2026 7:00 amJune 25, 2026 7:28 am

Gird your loins: While gas prices are going down throughout the country, California is increasing its gas tax. July 1, 2026, California’s state excise tax on gasoline increases to 63.4 cents per gallon, up from 61.2 cents, affirming the state’s...

Governor Newsom Awards Another $38.2 million Taxpayer Funds to Federal Tribes For Housing and Homelessness

June 24, 2026 11:00 amJune 24, 2026 2:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday he was awarding $38.2 million to California Native American communities to fund housing and homelessness that meet their communities’ unique needs. “Sixty-eight federally recognized tribes were awarded a total of $28.5 million through Round 4...

California AG Puts Pro-Life Speech on Trial, Seeking More Than $20 Million in Fines

June 24, 2026 6:00 amJune 24, 2026 2:29 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is pursuing legal action against pro-life organizations promoting Abortion Pill Reversal (APR). In September 2023, Bonta sued Heartbeat International, a national network operating the Abortion Pill Rescue Network, and RealOptions Obria, a chain of five...