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CARB Approves Cap-and-Invest Amendments Ignoring ‘The Stark Reality’ Driving In-State Refining Capacity to Zero’

May 30, 2026 7:00 amMay 31, 2026 8:42 am

The California Air Resources Board approved amendments to the Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade) Thursday ignoring ‘The Stark Reality’ Driving In-State Refining Capacity to Zero of CA’s Remaining 7 Refineries. California’s cap-and-trade program, recently renamed “cap and invest,” places a “cap”...

AG Bonta Brags about Fraud Ring ‘Take Down’ as if He’s the Real Nick Shirley

April 9, 2026 4:13 pmApril 9, 2026 4:15 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who currently has more than 55 lawsuits against President Donald Trump, announced today he’s the real Nick Shirley: “We’ve taken down a hospice fraud ring responsible for $267 Million in fraud against the Medi-Cal system....

Chevron Will Shut Down Remaining 2 Refineries if CARB Amendments Pass

March 8, 2026 6:00 amMarch 8, 2026 6:01 am

Wednesday the Globe reported on Chevron’s letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board warning them of deep concerns and strong opposition to the CARB- proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest (formerly cap and trade) regulation, that...

Sen. Tony Strickland’s Legislation Restores Accountability to California’s Regulatory Agencies

February 9, 2026 3:11 pmFebruary 9, 2026 5:17 pm

Senator Tony Strickland (R–Huntington Beach) has introduced Senate Bill 885, titled the Restoring Accountability Act. The measure is designed to restore accountability, transparency, and oversight to California’s regulatory process by returning final authority over major regulations to the California State Legislature. “Californians...

Jurisdictional Science and the Collapse of Medical Legitimacy

January 17, 2026 9:17 amJanuary 17, 2026 9:17 am

Recently, significant policy changes at the federal level have begun moving the country back toward informed consent and individualized medical care. For the first time in decades, federal health agencies are retreating from long-entrenched models of coercion and centralized control,...

Prop. 50: The Bad Actors Behind ‘Good Government’

August 29, 2025 5:00 amAugust 29, 2025 5:01 am

If there’s one silver lining to Gavin Newsom’s redistricting power grab, it’s that he’s unwittingly exposed the bad actors behind “good government” non-profits. For decades, the California chapters of Common Cause, ACLU, and the League of Women Voters have been...

Gov. Newsom’s Climate Grift Spent $33 Billion in Cap-and-Trade to ‘Make Communities Cleaner and Healthier’

May 8, 2025 3:20 amMay 8, 2025 3:21 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom claims that greenhouse gas emissions are down in California – not just down but “down 20% since 2000.” “Pollution is down and the economy is up,” Newsom said. “Greenhouse gas emissions in California are down 20%...