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AZ Governor Hobbs Sides With Tohono O’odham Against United States Gov’t In Bid To Pause Border Wall Project

October 1, 2026 1:22 pmOctober 1, 2026 1:22 pm

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is supporting the Tohono O’odham Nation’s effort to pause a planned 62-mile border wall project while its legal challenge proceeds, arguing that continued work could damage cultural resources before the dispute is resolved. In a...

The Real AI Cybersecurity Threat Isn’t Intelligence – it’s Authority

October 1, 2026 11:48 amOctober 1, 2026 11:51 am

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a new kind of employee. It can search documents, draft correspondence, write code, analyze financial data and interact with business applications around the clock. Increasingly, AI systems can do more than answer questions. They can...

How Many Bills Did Governor Newsom Consider During His Two Terms?

October 1, 2026 9:42 amOctober 1, 2026 9:43 am

Now that the 2026 Legislative Session has ended and the Legislature concluded its 2025-26 Session, and as Governor Gavin Newsom is concluding his last year in office, how many bills reached the Governor’s Desk during his eight years in office?...

Categories of Bills per Legislative Session – 2026 Edition

October 1, 2026 9:35 amOctober 1, 2026 9:44 am

In reviewing bills over this past year in the California Legislature, I compiled the chart below which includes some of the common categories of bills. The chart is broken down by session year and number of bills introduced. Thereafter, among...

Steve Hilton Lands Debate Punches on ‘Bitch *ss’ Xavier Becerra

October 1, 2026 7:36 amOctober 2, 2026 2:41 pm

The debate Wednesday night on CNN was the only scheduled head-to-head between Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, moderated by Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. It was an hour long, with no studio audience. And Steve Hilton was up against three...

CalPERS Can’t Show Its Work

October 1, 2026 6:00 amOctober 1, 2026 6:01 am

CalPERS just posted a 14.8% return for fiscal 2025-26. Assets reached $637.1 billion and the funded ratio rose to 85%, up from 79% a year earlier. Good news deserves a fair hearing, and it raises a question. If the books...

Damages for Accessibility Claims

October 1, 2026 2:30 amOctober 1, 2026 2:31 am

Division 1, Part 2.53 deals with attorneys’ fees and statutory damages in construction-related accessibility standards claims in California. Section 55.55 provides that, in determining an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and recoverable costs with respect to any construction-related accessibility claim,...