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Ringside: California’s Refinery Capacity Stretched to the Limit
According to the California Energy Commission, in 2024 daily oil consumption in California averaged not quite 1.4 million barrels per day. Meanwhile, daily refinery capacity in California is just over 1.6 million barrels per day. There is a 16 percent buffer between how...
Relationship Between Banks and Its Customers
In the California Commercial Code, Division 4, Chapter 4, there are statutory provisions related to the relationship between a payor bank and its customers. Section 4401 authorizes a bank to charge against the account of a customer an item that...
California Community Colleges System Quietly Disavowed Tyrannical Diversity Dictates After Lawsuit
The cult of diversity is crumbling all over California. Last month, the University of California announced with much fanfare that it would no longer require diversity statements for faculty hires. And in a little noticed move, the California Community Colleges...
Department of Insurance Holds Public Hearing Over Proposed State Farm Insurance Rate Hike
The California Department of Insurance held a public hearing on Tuesday to help determine if they should accept the request by State Farm Insurance to increase the rate on rental homes, non-rental homes, rental units, and condos by at least...
Democrats Kill Assemblyman DeMaio’s Voter ID Bill Claiming It Will ‘Restrict Voting Access’
On the heels of a Superior Court Judge ruling Monday in favor of the Huntington Beach voter ID law, California Democrats in the Assembly Elections Committee just killed a statewide voter ID bill Wednesday morning by Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San...
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli Announces Criminal Task Force to Investigate Fraud and Corruption Involving Homelessness Funds
Bill Essayli resigned from the California State Assembly Last week to accept the appointment of United States Attorney for the Central District of California by the Trump administration. Newly minted U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli hit the ground running. Tuesday Essayli...