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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Re-define State’s Open Meeting Act

August 23, 2022 7:24 am

A bill to redefine California’s open meeting act, the The Brown Act, has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1100, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblyman Evan Low’s (D-Silicon Valley), authorizes the presiding member of...

Three Courts Rule Against Gov. Newsom, State Govt. in Covid Business Lockdown Orders

August 22, 2022 12:16 pmAugust 23, 2022 10:22 am

The third California court in a week has ruled in favor of the people of California and the United States Constitution, against the government over state ordered Covid lockdowns. California courts are ruling that the government may have overstepped its...

Our Lives Depend On Water

July 29, 2022 10:40 amJuly 29, 2022 10:58 am

On May 12, 2022, the California Coastal Commission, including Governor Newsom’s appointees, unanimously voted down the plan for construction of a desalination plant at Huntington Beach that would convert Pacific Ocean water into 50 million gallons of freshwater per day,...

Some Interesting Provisions in the Firearms Private Right of Action Bill

July 26, 2022 6:28 amJuly 26, 2022 6:45 am

In reviewing the bills acted upon so far this Session by Governor Newsom (about 150 bills as of July 25), there are some unique “plus” sections contained in the recently-enacted SB 1327 (Hertzberg), that would enact a private right of...

What Else California Could Have Done With the High-Speed Rail Funds

July 25, 2022 2:50 amJuly 24, 2022 7:39 pm

First things first, let’s set some parameters for this article. One – California’s High Speed Rail network is not going to be built. At this point, that’s a given. Two – Even it were to be built and managed to hit...

Gov. Newsom Conflates Abortion Heartbeat Law and ‘Gun Violence’

July 23, 2022 9:14 amJuly 25, 2022 12:20 pm

Texas Senate Bill 8, the “Heartbeat Bill,” prohibits most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected via ultrasound in the unborn child, usually six weeks into a pregnancy. It also prohibits individuals from assisting a person in obtaining an...

California’s Electric High Speed Rail: No Power, No Money, No ‘High Speed’

July 22, 2022 2:50 amJuly 23, 2022 4:54 pm

“If it is built, California’s High-Speed Rail would be the largest public works project in state history. That fact alone appears be intoxicating to state officials, in a perpetual quest to have California be the first state to do anything,”...