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Constitutional Vote Thresholds Affecting the California Legislature

June 13, 2026 2:00 pmJune 13, 2026 2:01 pm

There are just over 30 provisions affecting the Legislature that are found throughout the California Constitution that specify a vote requirement the Legislature to act. The following chart sets forth those provisions of the state Constitution with an explanation of...

California Uses FORCE to Protect FRAUD

June 13, 2026 9:00 amJune 13, 2026 3:56 pm

“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force.” — George Orwell The most puzzling election outcome in California last week was the race for mayor in Los Angeles. Mayor...

Trump’s Landowner Envoy John Rich Rallies to Save Historic Phoenix Home from ASU Eminent Domain

June 13, 2026 8:22 amJune 13, 2026 8:22 am

The Arizona Board of Regents has filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking to acquire a 124-year-old historic home in downtown Phoenix as Arizona State University moves forward with construction of its new ASU Health headquarters. The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa...

Overview of 2026 Budget-related Bills

June 13, 2026 8:04 amJune 13, 2026 8:04 am

Based upon the status of bills that were made public by Friday night, the following is a summary of those measures that are likely to be voted on Monday by the California Legislature: AB 109 (Gabriel) / SB 109 (Laird)...

SF’s Absent Supervisor Fielder: Compassion, or Convenient Evasion?

June 13, 2026 6:30 amJune 13, 2026 6:31 am

Jacqueline “Jackie” Fielder, one of San Francisco’s youngest elected officials (31 yrs.), took office as District 9 Supervisor/City Council member on January, 2025 last year, after election victory. Representing constituents ranked among the most liberal (Mission District, Bernal Heights, and...

Scorsese Embraces AI Storyboarding But Guilds Call It ‘Betrayal’ of Human Craft

June 12, 2026 1:00 pmJune 12, 2026 1:01 pm

Martin Scorsese, the 83-year-old master behind Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and Killers of the Flower Moon, has long been a champion of cinema’s evolution. He embraced 3D in Hugo and digital de-aging in The Irishman. Now he’s extending that curiosity to...

CA Medical Residents Unionize: The Latest Assault on Quality Care and Patient Affordability

June 12, 2026 10:50 amJune 12, 2026 12:25 pm

In what can only be described as peak California absurdity, medical residents—the very doctors-in-training entrusted with learning to save lives under intense pressure—are flocking to unions like the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU), representing over 40,000 resident physicians and...