Author: Lloyd Billingsley

Lloyd Billingsley is the author of Sexual Terrorist, about the Golden State Killer, and A Shut and Open Case, about a California murder trial prolonged by Proposition 57 and recent legislation. Lloyd is a fellow with the Independent Institute and his work has appeared in the Daily Caller, City Journal, Orange County Register, Wall Street Journal and many other publications. Bill of Writes: Dispatches from the Political Correctness Battlefield is a collection of his journalism.

Chronicle of a Justice-Challenged Person

August 27, 2019 2:48 amAugust 26, 2019 9:51 pm

As McGeorge School of Law professor Chris Micheli observes, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan elected office, “directs all functions of the Department of Education, executes policies set by the California State Board of Education, and also heads...

Chronicle of a ‘Justice-Involved Person’

August 24, 2019 7:29 amAugust 25, 2019 9:48 am

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will now call “justice-involved person” someone previously known as a “convicted felon.” That term includes some in the high ranks of California government, national figures in the field of education. Attorney Bill Honig, State...

Gun Snoops in White Coats

August 20, 2019 9:59 amMarch 28, 2022 3:28 pm

“In the three years since California implemented the nation’s first law allowing guns to be taken from individuals who pose an extreme risk,” Cathie Anderson reports in the Sacramento Bee, “the so-called red flag orders have prevented at least 21...

Hamid Hayat Released from Federal Prison

August 19, 2019 5:03 amAugust 18, 2019 8:29 pm

Hamid Hayat, convicted in 2006 on a series of terrorism charges, was released from federal prison on August 9 after his conviction and sentence were vacated by federal judge Garland Burrell, the same judge who convicted the Lodi man in...

Racism in California Education

August 15, 2019 2:05 amAugust 14, 2019 7:17 pm

“The California Department of Education has released an unintelligible draft of ethnic studies gibberish,” reports Katy Grimes, who provided a sample, from the 2020 model curriculum: Ethnic Studies is xdisciplinary, in that it variously takes the forms of being interdisciplinary,...

The Problem with JUMP Bikes and Scooters

August 14, 2019 2:34 amAugust 14, 2019 9:32 am

In May of 2018, Jump Bike launched in Sacramento and the fleet of bright red, electric-assist bicycles quickly surged in size. As CBS News reported in June, the bikes are surpassing automobile trips by Uber and the fleet of some...

DMV’s Six Degrees of Separation From the Truth About Voter Fraud in California

August 12, 2019 2:31 amAugust 12, 2019 6:24 am

“Six California residents who were erroneously added onto the voter rolls voted in last year’s midterms, the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed Friday afternoon following a months-long investigation,” reports Bryan Anderson of the Sacramento Bee. According to Secretary of State...