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Governor Newsom to ‘San Francisco’ all of California With No ‘Red Tape’ Affordable Housing

July 13, 2026 12:00 pmJuly 13, 2026 1:26 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, the “greatest champion of affordable housing,” announced Monday he was signing legislation “cutting red tape, helping build more affordable housing in California.” The Oakland press conference sounded more like a presidential campaign stop, with lawmakers and local...

Newsom’s ‘First in the Nation’ Fast Food Council Hasn’t Met in Two Years Despite Million-Dollar Budget

July 13, 2026 11:18 amJuly 14, 2026 10:00 am

California’s much-hyped “first in the nation” Fast Food Council has achieved something truly impressive: it has managed to do next to nothing for nearly two full years while still cashing taxpayer checks. The council, tasked with “giving workers a voice”...

Paramount Considering Moving its HQ, Pulling $30B Annual Spending out of California

July 13, 2026 7:00 amJuly 13, 2026 3:36 pm

Paramount is reportedly considering moving its headquarters and pulling $30B in annual spending out of California, as the company is under threat of litigation by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over its merger with Warner Brothers. According to Semafor, advisers...

The Latino Vote Revolts

July 13, 2026 6:00 amJuly 13, 2026 6:01 am

I recently joined my dear friend A.J. Rice on his new show, Dangerous Laughter. It’s a cutting edge example of new media that A.J. describes as, “political satire with a spine.” Somewhere between the laughs, the history lessons, and AJ’s...

Courts Removing Statewide Measures from the Ballot

July 13, 2026 2:30 amJuly 13, 2026 2:31 am

Have courts removed measures from the statewide ballot in California? The answer is yes. In fact, the judicial branch has done so recently in three instances. The most recent example was in 2024, when the qualified measure for the statewide...

The Legislative Order of Business

July 12, 2026 3:28 pmJuly 12, 2026 3:28 pm

In the California Legislature, the State Senate and the State Assembly have an “Order of Business” for consideration of matters on the Floors of the respective houses. The following lists, in order, the hierarchy of business that is conducted on...

Ninth Circuit Delivers Promising Injunction Against CA’s SAFETY Act’s Parental Secrecy Rules

July 12, 2026 9:00 amJuly 12, 2026 9:01 am

In a modest yet symbolically important ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Sections 5 and 6 of Assembly Bill 1955—the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth...