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California’s Failing Schools: Everyone Gets a Trophy and 4.5 GPA

July 20, 2026 7:00 amJuly 20, 2026 7:36 am

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports that average 12th grade reading scores were 10 points lower in 2024 than in 1992, and 12th grade math scores were three points below their 2005 level, the lowest level since that...

Gavin Newsom’s Free Diaper Program Already is a $77 Million Nonprofit

July 20, 2026 5:42 amJuly 20, 2026 8:05 am

We are re-running this article from May 9 about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bizarre diaper deal with the $77 million “nonprofit” Baby2Baby, a “nonprofit” whose CEO sits on the board of a charity started by Gov. Newsom’s wife, the First Partner....

Rules of Probate Practice

July 20, 2026 2:30 amJuly 20, 2026 2:31 am

Division 3, Part 1, Chapter 1 deals with rules of practice under the Probate Code. Section 1000 provides that the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice...

DHS Warns Nevada of Up to 15,903 Alleged Noncitizens on Voter Rolls

July 19, 2026 6:52 pmJuly 20, 2026 7:03 am

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent a letter to Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar warning that as many as 15,903 noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, part of a broader preliminary finding of...

Some Notes on Bills Declaring Existing Law

July 19, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:01 pm

As we near the end of the California Legislative Session, we see more bills that claim to make changes to statutes, and those amendments are claimed to be “declaratory of existing law.” How is that done and how do California...

Chart of Legislative Branch Support Entities

July 19, 2026 2:30 amJuly 19, 2026 2:31 am

The following chart sets forth the support entities for the California Legislature: Entity Role(s) Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) The Office of Legislative Counsel is a nonpartisan public agency that drafts legislative proposals, prepares legal...

What Do the State’s November Ballot Measures Propose to Do?

July 18, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 18, 2026 2:01 pm

By Chris Micheli and Vincent Micheli California voters will have to decide the fate of 14 measures on the November 3 statewide ballot. Nine of them were placed on the ballot by voters, while five were placed on the ballot...