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CA Appeals Court Blocks Early Release of Murderers

July 30, 2025 10:43 amJuly 30, 2025 10:43 am

A unanimous panel of California’s Third District Court of Appeal has held that state law does not authorize the early release of murderers serving indeterminate sentences in state prison. The court’s July 28 decision in the case of Criminal Justice...

California’s War on Business Harms Everyday Residents

October 30, 2024 2:58 pmOctober 30, 2024 2:58 pm

It is no secret that California is becoming an increasingly difficult place to do business. With the highest state income tax rates in the country, steep commercial real estate prices and a complex regulatory framework that includes extensive environmental requirements...

Gov. Newsom’s Deceit with Local School Boards Exposes Tyrannical Leanings

July 27, 2023 8:12 amJuly 27, 2023 4:37 pm

One week ago, the elected Temecula Valley Unified School District board again voted 3-2 to reject California’s elementary school social studies curriculum. A day later, Governor Gavin Newsom announced he would be sending the textbooks anyway, threatened a lawsuit and...

Gov. Newsom Browbeating Huntington Beach Again for Housing Requirements, While Marin Remains Exempted

February 28, 2023 8:01 amMarch 1, 2023 1:11 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Bonta are once again hectoring Huntington Beach in conservative Orange County over state affordable housing requirements. What now? The Voice of OC reported: “The City of Huntington Beach continues to attempt to evade...