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CA Tire Replacement Controversy: The 2026 Regulations are Regulatory CHOICES by Energy Commission

August 21, 2026 7:12 amAugust 21, 2026 7:12 am

The California Energy Commission’s newly adopted replacement-tire regulations have been reduced to a simplistic storyline: “Legislators passed a ‘bad bill’ tire-efficiency law.” That framing leaves Californians with an incomplete picture and misses some critical issues pertinent to non-elected commissions implementing...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost: Accused of Hiding Fauci’s COVID-era Diary and Cellphone

August 19, 2026 12:36 pmAugust 19, 2026 4:04 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s well-deserved congressional scrutiny is far from over, even after his contentious Senate hearing late last month. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., points to a November 2023 request by House Republicans for former Health and Human Services...

California Universities Face Deadline to Sever Ties With Foreign Adversaries or Lose Federal Funding

August 18, 2026 10:36 amAugust 19, 2026 11:20 am

The Department of War has directed 30 U.S. academic institutions—including four prominent California universities—to conduct immediate and comprehensive audits of their academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern. The formal notifications, issued Monday by the Office of...

Collision Communications v. Samsung: Landmark Patent Infringement

August 18, 2026 6:00 amAugust 18, 2026 6:01 am

In 2025, New Hampshire-based wireless-technology developer Collision Communications, Inc. won a $445,494,160 million verdict for patent infringement against Samsung. Collision Communications, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. is a patent infringement case in the U.S. District Court for the...

Comments on the Western Gateway Pipeline Benefitting California, Arizona

August 17, 2026 10:40 amAugust 17, 2026 12:03 pm

The Western Gateway Pipeline Project is an exciting and much-needed energy project for Arizona and California. California has no east-to-west crude oil or finished fuel product pipelines entering the state, and it has never had any. America builds the most...

Gavin’s High Speed Rail Disaster

August 14, 2026 11:40 amAugust 14, 2026 11:40 am

California’s high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on California High Speed Rail and the project is about to run...

NV Democrats’ Abortion Initiative Puts New Massachusetts Late-Term Law to Shame

August 13, 2026 7:14 amAugust 13, 2026 4:22 pm

Nevada’s Question 6, the “Right to Abortion Initiative” returning to voters this November, goes far beyond constitutionalizing the state’s existing 24-week statute. In fact, it allows abortion through all nine months even on healthy moms with healthy babies. According to...