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California Judges Are Major Contributor to State’s Poor Business Climate

March 13, 2026 1:00 pmMarch 13, 2026 1:01 pm

A variety of businesses, ranging from Yamaha to Public Storage, have announced recently that they will leave California. Each announcement has drawn attention to the state’s poor business climate. The Governor and Legislature attract most of the blame, but the...

Surge in Methamphetamine Busts Highlights Cartel Activity, Drug Trafficking Corridors in Nevada and California

March 13, 2026 12:19 pmMarch 13, 2026 12:21 pm

A wave of significant methamphetamine seizures in the Las Vegas area and Northern California over the past two weeks underscores the persistent use of major interstate corridors by drug traffickers funneling illicit narcotics into Southern and Northern Nevada, highlighting increased...

The Women Who Build, Sustain, and Will Define California Agriculture

March 13, 2026 9:21 amMarch 13, 2026 9:21 am

Women have always played a central role in California agriculture, but their leadership has not always received the recognition it deserves. Across the state’s strawberry farms, women are managing operations, guiding research, overseeing food safety systems, and helping lead one...

School Board Leaders and Parents Urge CIF to Protect Girls’ Sports

March 13, 2026 5:00 amMarch 13, 2026 5:01 am

Advocates for protecting girls’ sports gathered Thursday outside the Sacramento headquarters of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) before attending the organization’s Executive Committee meeting, where they delivered public comments urging CIF to return to protected sex-based categories for California’s high school...

Trump DOJ Sues to Kill California’s ‘Backdoor’ EV Mandate

March 12, 2026 3:30 pmMarch 13, 2026 8:37 am

President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against California on Thursday, accusing the state of imposing an unlawful “backdoor” electric vehicle (EV) mandate through stringent mileage and emissions rules that burden automakers and inflate costs for consumers. Attorney...

California’s Taxpayer Compact Is Being Looted From Both Ends

March 12, 2026 3:00 pmMarch 12, 2026 3:01 pm

There is a particular kind of fiscal irrationality that only single-party government can sustain with a straight face. California Governor Gavin Newsom demonstrated it again on February 20, 2026, when his administration announced $35 million in new “humanitarian funding” to...

CalPERS Still $153 Billion Underwater Despite Near Record Returns

March 12, 2026 8:06 amMarch 12, 2026 8:06 am

Thirty years of running hedge funds, private equity deals, and now outsourced CIO roles for ultra-high-net-worth family offices taught me one ironclad rule. Optimistic assumptions in a spreadsheet are just fraud wearing a tie. I watched markets crash in 2008...