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Classification of Counties and California Legislation

March 22, 2022 6:45 amMarch 22, 2022 7:07 am

Reading bills from the California Legislature, or reviewing statutes contained in the 29 California Codes, you might have come across a provision such as the following: This section applies only to a county of the thirteenth class, as defined by...

Institutional Bias on College Campuses?

March 22, 2022 2:48 amMarch 31, 2022 11:36 pm

It has been well established that in academia Democrats outnumber Republicans and Liberals outnumber Conservatives. While this indisputable fact has been longstanding, there was a time when the college campus was still thought to be THE place for the free...

Maryland, Other States Temporarily Remove Gas Tax Despite California Not Passing Similar Relief

March 22, 2022 2:20 amMarch 22, 2022 6:32 am

During the weekend, numerous states including Maryland and Georgia, passed temporary gas tax restrictions in response to rising gas prices nationwide, refusing to follow California’s lead in refusing to halt the state gas tax last week. Last week, Assembly Republicans...

Twitter Ban of Babylon Bee Should Trigger Elimination of Section 230 Protection

March 21, 2022 9:11 pmNovember 21, 2022 3:50 am

Twitter’s banning of the Babylon Bee over its tweet naming transgender Biden administration official Rachel Levine its “man of the year” is an outrage. Not because the Babylon Bee’s joke was appropriate, or even funny. But because efforts by a...

Governor Gavin Newsom Proposes $100 Million Budget Item For Tribal Lands Purchase, Preservation

March 21, 2022 4:28 pmMarch 21, 2022 3:28 pm

During the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a $100 million budget item to give to Californian Native American tribes to buy land that would be preserved, as well as create programs to fight climate change and increase workforce development....

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley Introduces Bill to End California’s Sanctuary State Status

March 21, 2022 3:02 pmMarch 21, 2022 3:06 pm

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) announced Monday Assembly Bill 1708, a new bill to repeal the Sanctuary State law in California. Sanctuary State status under the 2017 Senate Bill 54, by then-Senator Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles), prohibits local police departments...

Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike Over 5% Bay Area Cost of Living Increase, Work Hours

March 21, 2022 12:28 pm

More than 500 United Steelworkers oil workers at the the Chevron Richmond refinery went on strike at 12:01 A.M. on Monday following failure to come to a new contract. The Contract issue dates back to last month, when the majority...