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No More ‘Paper or Plastic:’ Bring Your Own Bags to the Store Jan 1

December 11, 2025 10:30 amDecember 11, 2025 10:48 am

I have been covering the “Paper or Plastic” game since George W. Bush was President. And it’s only gotten more ridiculous. First California lawmakers banned paper bags because they “killed” trees – the ultimate renewable resource. They replaced paper with...

Disgraced Former Rep. Katie Hill Resurfaces in Another Homeless NonProfit Grift

December 10, 2025 8:54 amDecember 10, 2025 2:19 pm

Former Rep. Katie Hill, the California Democrat who resigned following her très bizarre multi-layered sex scandal with a younger female congressional staffer, who then presented herself as the victim of harassment, bullying, and revenge porn in a New York Times op-ed, is...

The Affordability Crisis, California Style!

December 5, 2025 3:55 amDecember 5, 2025 3:56 am

I have to laugh at New Yorkers, among others, whose concern over the affordability crisis, prompted them to elect a socialist. The point here is that government is nearly entirely responsible for the affordability crises, and the only promise a...

Recent Legal Challenges to California Statutes

December 4, 2025 4:00 pmDecember 4, 2025 4:49 pm

2025 has been an interesting year for legal challenges against statutes enacted by the California Legislature. While the following list is not exhaustive, this is a good sampling of pending or completed litigation to be aware of: The U.S. Court...

BREAKING: State of California and DCCC Trying to Change Rules Already Agreed to in Prop 50 Lawsuit

November 20, 2025 11:12 amNovember 20, 2025 11:20 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom unconstitutionally overturned the voter-approved California Redistricting Commission with Proposition 50, which was just passed by voters. That is bad enough, but the new congressional district maps were drawn based on racial lines, a recent lawsuit alleges....

Gag Rule Prevents California Public Employees from Knowing Their Constitutional Rights

November 18, 2025 2:15 pmNovember 18, 2025 2:20 pm

The First Amendment right of public employees to decline union membership and dues deductions was unambiguously affirmed seven years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME. Unfortunately, no one can exercise a right they don’t know they...

Introduction to Statutory Interpretation in California

November 4, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 4, 2025 2:01 pm

What is statutory interpretation or statutory construction? They are essentially the same thing. Both terms refer to how the judicial branch (i.e., the courts of this state) interprets statutes, which are enacted by bills (through the legislative process) or by...