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California’s Absurd ‘Gay Certification’ Process for Utility Contracts

June 20, 2026 12:00 pmJune 20, 2026 11:18 pm

Recent reporting has pulled back the curtain on yet another California scheme that prioritizes identity over merit in the distribution of public resources. Through the California Public Utilities Commission’s Supplier Diversity Program under General Order 156, large investor-owned utilities face...

The New Caste System: California’s LGBTBE Program Rewards Identity Over Merit

June 20, 2026 6:40 amJune 20, 2026 11:29 pm

I arrived in California in 1990, when the government was functioning and the mood was upbeat. Thirty-five years later I’m still here, watching Sacramento systematically dismantle the institutional infrastructure that made the state worth staying in. The latest example is...

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...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ‘Great Leap Forward’ – DEI and Reparations Agriculture Land Seizure Scheme

December 22, 2025 3:00 amDecember 23, 2025 8:39 am

For a peek into how California Governor Gavin Newsom would rule the country if elected President, look no further than his California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force. This ambiguous agency was buried within the state budget in 2022 during Newsom’s...

DOJ Sues California Over Prop 50’s ‘Power Grab’

November 13, 2025 1:05 pmNovember 13, 2025 1:38 pm

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, announced they have joined a lawsuit against California’s redistricting ballot initiative, Proposition 50, which overwhelmingly passed in a special election last week. The lawsuit names Governor Gavin Newsom...

White, Asian Students Sue University Of California Over Racial Discrimination

February 4, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 4, 2025 2:46 am

The group Students Against Racial Discrimination sued the University of California system on Monday, alleging that UC is still not selecting students in a “color-blind manner” despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that race cannot be used as...

San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income Programs for Trans People to End

July 24, 2024 12:41 pmJuly 24, 2024 12:41 pm

San Francisco officials confirmed on Tuesday that the Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) program, which gave guaranteed income to 55 low-income transgender residents for the last 18 months, would not be renewed due to both budget cuts and a...