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Newsom’s Betrayal: How to Bury California’s High Speed Train Scandal for 2028 Election

February 9, 2026 3:46 amFebruary 9, 2026 5:15 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s elected Democrat politicians show a strange level of desperation to build any part of California’s boondoggle High-Speed Rail system. $16 billion has already been spent on the High Speed Rail project, originally slated...

Tax Now, Bust Later: San Diego Supes Propose Real Estate Transfer Tax Increase from 0.11% to a Staggering 6.11%

January 29, 2026 11:25 amJanuary 29, 2026 11:30 am

Brace yourself. Sacramento and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors have their hands in your pockets again. As California’s budget pressures mount, Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature and on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are rolling...

U.S. Department of Ed Finds California Violated Federal Law Hiding Students’ ‘Gender Transitions’ from Parents

January 29, 2026 7:52 amJanuary 29, 2026 7:52 am

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office announced Wednesday that the California Department of Education (CDE) is in continued violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—a federal law granting parents the right to access their...

I’M SHOCKED: California Legislators Ignore State Audit Warnings

January 28, 2026 7:02 amJanuary 28, 2026 7:02 am

A new CBS News report found what most of us already knew: The Democrat Supermajority Legislature ignores state audits – even audits the Joint Legislative Audit Committee request. The State Auditor is non-partisan, just as with the Legislative Analyst’s Office,...

Gov. Newsom Sets Congressional Special Election Date for August – Latest Date the Election Could be Held

January 16, 2026 4:17 pmJanuary 16, 2026 4:20 pm

Following the sudden passing of California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa January 6, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom is required to set the date for a Special Election to the now-vacant congressional seat. State law requires a special election for a...

Requiescat in Pace Congressman Doug LaMalfa

January 6, 2026 6:01 pmJanuary 6, 2026 7:15 pm

We woke up this morning to the terrible news that California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa had suddenly passed away overnight. Our sincere prayers go out to his family. I had the pleasure of covering Assemblyman/Senator LaMalfa when he served in...

Fourth Quiz on Where Areas of Law Are Found in the California Codes

January 4, 2026 3:12 pmJanuary 4, 2026 3:12 pm

As readers may recall, almost all statutes enacted by the California Legislature are found in one of the 29 Codes (i.e., they are “codified” statutes) that contain over 155,000 sections of state law. Among those provisions, some are found in...