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Sacramento City School District At Insolvency Tipping Point – Again

September 7, 2026 12:18 pmSeptember 9, 2026 10:20 am

A case of annual Déjà vu: The Sacramento City Unified School District, which has teetered on the cliff of insolvency for many years, announced it would cut 60 administrative positions as the district deals with a looming financial crisis, the...

Globe Accused of ‘Hit Piece’ over Exposé of CA Assemblyman Who Sent $6 Million to His Own Nonprofit from State Budget

September 7, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 7, 2026 12:23 pm

California Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), who received his Masters in Social Work, founded and directs the nonprofit Center Against Racism and Trauma (CART), which has only been tax-exempt since February 2022. Earlier this year, he named CART his...

Federal Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit Over Trans Athletes in California Girl’s Sports

September 4, 2026 7:42 amSeptember 4, 2026 7:48 am

A federal judge dismissed the Trump Justice Department’s lawsuit against California’s policy that lets male students compete on female sports teams if they identify as female. In 2013 the California Legislature passed AB 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act,...

California Shed Restaurant Jobs Under Gov. Newsom’s High Minimum Wage Policies

September 3, 2026 3:19 pmSeptember 3, 2026 3:20 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom claims “California accounted for one in six new jobs in the nation,” through July 2026. The record-spending Governor brags that his sky-high minimum wage policies have allowed California to thrive, and the state has added jobs....

First Partner to Tackle Loneliness in Newly Created ‘Social Health Council,’ after the WHO Commission on Social Connection

September 3, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 3, 2026 6:36 am

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom last week announced the launch of the “first-ever California Social Health Council to beat loneliness.” She said she will “bring together leaders from across the state to advance social connection and address loneliness as a...

Gov. Newsom Failed to Rewrite California’s Wildfire Liability System

September 2, 2026 2:16 pm

During the final days of California’s 2026 legislative session, which just concluded Monday at midnight, Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed a last-minute overhaul of the state’s wildfire liability rules. Well, sort of. There wasn’t much effort nothing was resolved. Why? Negotiations...

Chinese Propaganda, Foreign Influence Campaign Against U.S. AI Data Centers

September 2, 2026 10:36 amSeptember 3, 2026 11:21 am

Data centers are the gigantic physical facilities that house the servers, storage, networking, and cooling systems that store, process, and move digital information. They support cloud computing, streaming, e-commerce, banking, AI, remote work, and most internet services. Data centers make...