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Sacramento Democrats Push Bill to Gut Prop 36, Advance ‘Criminals-First Agenda’

May 28, 2026 2:22 pmMay 28, 2026 2:23 pm

Just months after voters approved Proposition 36 to restore felony penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes, Democrats in the Assembly passed AB 2108, a bill authored by Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) that creates a pretrial diversion program for...

Newsom Signs SB 73 to Block Ballot Seizures and Election Oversight

May 28, 2026 11:59 amMay 28, 2026 12:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Wednesday, just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) with co-author Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz),...

DOJ Sues UCLA: ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to Antisemitic Hostile Environment at University of California

May 27, 2026 10:12 amMay 27, 2026 10:18 am

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit (see below) against the University of California Los Angeles, targeting UCLA for fostering and tolerating a pervasive antisemitic hostile educational environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights...

Callais Comes to California

May 27, 2026 8:00 amMay 27, 2026 8:06 pm

In a filing that sends a clear message to Sacramento Democrats, the U.S. Department of Justice has invoked the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Louisiana v. Callais to hammer California’s racially gerrymandered congressional map, telling Governor Gavin Newsom and...

H-1B Visa Surge Displaces American Tech Workers as Foreign-Born Talent Dominates Silicon Valley

May 26, 2026 1:39 pmMay 26, 2026 1:39 pm

A sweeping May 2026 RealClearInvestigations report paints a stark picture of foreign dominance in one of America’s most vital economic engines. Two-thirds of Silicon Valley’s nearly 400,000 tech jobs are held by foreign-born workers. India-born employees account for 23 percent...

Campa-Najjar Calls ICE ‘Cancer,’ Vows to Dismantle It in CA-48 Bid

May 26, 2026 9:24 amMay 26, 2026 9:24 am

Ammar Campa-Najjar, the Democratic frontrunner in the crowded primary for California’s newly redrawn 48th Congressional District, has made gutting federal immigration enforcement his signature issue, positioning himself as a far-left champion against ICE even as the agency continues to arrest...

Maricopa Recorder Threatens Supervisors With Felony Charges Over Unauthorized Drop Boxes

May 22, 2026 1:42 pmMay 22, 2026 9:06 pm

In the latest escalation of the ongoing war over election administration in Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has formally warned the Board of Supervisors that any attempt to establish or operate ballot drop boxes without his statutory...