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Gov. Newsom Wails About Assaults on the Free Press, then Signs ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ into Law

August 23, 2026 8:56 amAugust 23, 2026 9:22 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” Assembly Bill 2624, by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) into law Saturday August 22, 2026. Bonta claims her bill is about “privacy for immigration support services providers.” Gov. Newsom two days...

UC Berkeley Professor Discovers What Her Peers Built

August 22, 2026 6:00 amAugust 22, 2026 6:01 am

A University of California, Berkeley mathematics professor recently expressed public frustration that her college students arrive unable to handle basic skills—fractions, elementary algebra, the kind of material once expected well before high school graduation. The complaint is real, the classroom...

From Prison Abolition to TPS Protections: Horsford Aligns with PLAN’s Far-Left Network in NV-04 Race

August 21, 2026 4:01 pmAugust 21, 2026 4:09 pm

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) is once again aligning himself with radical progressive operatives and left-wing funded NGOs as he seeks re-election in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District. In a recent X post, the congressman highlighted a roundtable with members of Nevada’s...

Ninth Circuit Dismisses RNC Challenge to Nevada’s Post-Election Mail Ballot Counting

August 21, 2026 12:36 pmAugust 21, 2026 12:48 pm

In a memorandum disposition filed Friday (see below), a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed the Republican National Committee’s long-running appeal challenging Nevada’s law that permits counting certain mail-in ballots received up to...

Steve Hilton Calls for Removal of Nancy Skinner and Plans to Abolish California Energy Commission

August 20, 2026 5:42 pmAugust 20, 2026 5:42 pm

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is calling for the removal of Nancy Skinner from the California Energy Commission (CEC), arguing that she is not qualified for the commission seat intended for an engineering or scientific expert. He also renewed his pledge...

California’s Housing Shortage Has a Washington Fingerprint

August 20, 2026 3:45 pmAugust 20, 2026 3:46 pm

I landed in California in 1990, the tail end of the Reagan afterglow, when the state still felt like the reward at the end of the road trip. Three decades later I’ve got two sons who will be hunting for...

Newsom’s Energy Wrecking Crew

August 20, 2026 3:16 pmAugust 20, 2026 3:17 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom does not set California’s electricity rates from a high podium. He does something more devious: He personally staffs the California Energy Commission (CEC). Gavin installs loyalists, treats the controversial results as if they fell from the sky....