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DOJ Sues California, Alleges Electric Truck Mandate Defies Federal Law

August 18, 2025 4:03 pmAugust 18, 2025 4:08 pm

Multiple heavy-duty truck manufactures are plaintiffs in a DOJ lawsuit against the State of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The complaint alleges that stringent emission standards to “effectively ban internal-combustion engines in heavy-duty trucks” are unconstitutional and...

California Democrats Introduce Redistricting Legislative Package to ‘Save Democracy’

August 18, 2025 3:57 pmAugust 18, 2025 6:20 pm

California’s legislative Democrats held a press conference Monday morning to justify kicking the independent California Redistricting Commission to the curb for the next few elections. They introduced their package of three bills, SB 280, AB 604, and ACA 8, described...

3-Measure Legislative Package on Redistricting Released

August 18, 2025 3:04 pmAugust 18, 2025 3:05 pm

At 8am on Monday, August 18, the 3-measure package on Congressional redistricting was released by the Legislature. The package includes SB 280, AB 604, and ACA 8. SB 280 – Elections SB 280 was an existing bill by Senator Cervantes....

California’s False Promise of a ‘Just Transition’

August 18, 2025 3:00 amAugust 18, 2025 4:05 pm

I grew up in a union household. My father was a Teamster who worked in the downtown Los Angeles produce markets for 41 years, alongside many coworkers who barely had a high school diploma. We were a blue-collar family, and...

Port Infrastructure Financing in California

August 18, 2025 2:30 amAugust 18, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Harbors and Navigation Code, in Division 6, Part 1, deals with port infrastructure financing. Chapter 1, Article 1 contains legislative fundings and declarations. Section 1690 contains nine findings and declarations. These include that the state has a compelling interest...

California Congressional Redistricting, East Coast Dictated

August 17, 2025 10:24 amAugust 17, 2025 10:26 am

The present California Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta proposed Congressional redistricting to allegedly to counter Texas Congressional redistricting has no legal or moral equivalency. Whether one does or does not one like the proposed Texas...

A Quick Look at the Last Part of the California Legislative Session

August 17, 2025 2:47 amAugust 17, 2025 2:48 am

What generally happens in the last part of the California Legislative Session? The final weeks of the Legislative Session are a proverbial sprint to the finish line. Policy committees have finished the bulk of their work, but many bills still...