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The New Caste System: California’s LGBTBE Program Rewards Identity Over Merit

June 20, 2026 6:40 amJune 20, 2026 11:29 pm

I arrived in California in 1990, when the government was functioning and the mood was upbeat. Thirty-five years later I’m still here, watching Sacramento systematically dismantle the institutional infrastructure that made the state worth staying in. The latest example is...

The Older I Get, The More I Understand My Father

June 19, 2026 2:48 pmJune 19, 2026 2:48 pm

When I was young, my father often spoke about responsibility and would demonstrate its importance by following through on his actions. He would gently remind me to arrive early, finish what I started, think of others before myself, and appreciate what had...

9th Circuit Blocks State Officials from Enforcing California’s Gender Secrecy Law

June 19, 2026 2:27 pmJune 19, 2026 3:32 pm

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked California officials from enforcing parts of California’s Gender Secrecy Law that limit schools from disclosing a student’s gender identity information to parents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued...

Lombardo Vows to Keep Fighting for Girls’ Sports After Nevada Supreme Court Ruling Clears Path for Voters

June 19, 2026 12:48 pmJune 19, 2026 12:48 pm

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo on Friday declared that the battle to protect girls’ and women’s sports from biological males is far from over, even after legal delays prevented a ballot initiative from qualifying for the November 2026 election. In a...

Democrats’ Bill Would Let Officials Charge Thousands and Sue Citizens for Requesting Public Records

June 19, 2026 11:44 amJune 19, 2026 12:04 pm

A controversial bill advancing through the California Legislature would dramatically restrict public access to government records, allowing agencies to delay responses, impose high hourly fees, and even sue requesters they label as “malicious.” Assembly Bill 1821, authored by Assemblymember Blanca...

Bureau of Indian Affairs Orders Alturas Indian Rancheria Leaders to Halt Unauthorized Business on Federal Trust Land

June 19, 2026 10:45 amJune 19, 2026 10:45 am

In late May, the Globe reported on the Alturas Indian Rancheria, a small federally recognized tribe in Northern California, which has been controlled for over a decade by a disputed “interim” Business Committee in what tribal members and their attorney...

Tohono O’odham Nation Sues DHS To Block Border Wall Construction On Tribal Land

June 19, 2026 8:09 amJune 19, 2026 8:09 am

The Tohono O’odham Nation has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the Department of Homeland Security from moving forward with a planned border wall project across tribal lands in southern Arizona, arguing that the project would violate tribal sovereignty,...