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Santa Ana School District Agrees to Disband Anti-Semitic Ethnic Studies Courses

February 28, 2025 7:22 amFebruary 28, 2025 7:22 am

To settle a lawsuit filed by Jewish groups, the Santa Ana Unified School District last week agreed to disband its anti-Semitic ethnic studies courses that were secretly created in violation of California open meeting laws and concocted by school officials...

Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Will Appeal Firing By Mayor Bass

February 28, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 28, 2025 2:46 am

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley announced on Thursday that she would be appealing her dismissal last week by Mayor Karen Bass before a special meeting on Friday. Bass and Crowley have clashed publicly and privately since the...

Damages in Competitive Local Bidding

February 28, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 28, 2025 2:31 am

The California Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1, provides the Local Agency Public Construction Act. Article 1.8 deals with damages related to competitive bidding. Section 20104.70 specifies that the second lowest bidder, and any person or...

Fast Food Council Approves Motion To Possibly Raise State Fast Food Minimum Wage By Another 70 Cents

February 27, 2025 8:00 pmFebruary 27, 2025 8:19 pm

The California Fast Food Council approved a motion to consider raising the minimum wage for fast food workers by another 70 cents per hour on Wednesday, with a vote on the matter expected at their next meeting in either April...

Fixing California’s Broken Insurance System

February 27, 2025 4:20 pmFebruary 27, 2025 7:57 pm

In recent developments, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has denied State Farm an emergency rate increase of 22% for homeowners insurance. This decision, while seemingly consumer-friendly on the surface, spells disaster for the largest insurer in the state, and by...

Pest Control Professionals Keep California Safe

February 27, 2025 4:00 pmFebruary 27, 2025 4:01 pm

California’s public spaces—including schools, restaurants, and government buildings—constantly face threats from some of the toughest pests. Rodents, bed bugs, mosquitoes, termites, and boring beetles are not just nuisances; they present serious health risks and cause extensive property damage. Pest control...

Ringside: The Easy Impossible Path to Water Abundance

February 27, 2025 3:14 pmFebruary 27, 2025 3:14 pm

Coming up with a plan to find sufficient water to maintain 100 percent of existing irrigated farm acreage in the San Joaquin Valley the next time a multi-year drought strikes is not impossible. We can pipe water from Lake Roosevelt...