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Tax Now, Bust Later: San Diego Supes Propose Real Estate Transfer Tax Increase from 0.11% to a Staggering 6.11%

January 29, 2026 11:25 amJanuary 29, 2026 11:30 am

Brace yourself. Sacramento and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors have their hands in your pockets again. As California’s budget pressures mount, Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature and on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are rolling...

Unethical and Unscientific Williams Institute Report

January 29, 2026 9:30 amJanuary 29, 2026 9:31 am

The Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles School of Law recently published a report on the impact of the historic wildfires on the LGBT communities and citizens affected. The report paints a dismal picture of discrimination and...

U.S. Department of Ed Finds California Violated Federal Law Hiding Students’ ‘Gender Transitions’ from Parents

January 29, 2026 7:52 amJanuary 29, 2026 7:52 am

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office announced Wednesday that the California Department of Education (CDE) is in continued violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—a federal law granting parents the right to access their...

California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

January 29, 2026 6:00 amJanuary 29, 2026 6:01 am

Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since...

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty Proposes Property Tax on ‘High-Priced’ Homes to fund Homeless Housing

January 29, 2026 3:55 amJanuary 29, 2026 3:56 am

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty wants to nearly quadruple a real estate transfer tax to fund homeless housing. McCarty says this tax could generate at least $9 million each year to help first-time homebuyers, renters and the homeless, and he claims...

Child Support Program Costs

January 29, 2026 2:30 amJanuary 29, 2026 2:31 am

Division 17, Chapter 2, Article 4 of the Family Code deals with program costs for child support enforcement in this state. Section 17701 established within California’s child support program a quality assurance and performance improvement program, pursuant to which local...

The Newsom Administration’s Role in Catalina’s Deer Eradication: A Betrayal of Science, Nature, and Californians

January 28, 2026 5:08 pmJanuary 28, 2026 5:39 pm

As residents of Los Angeles County—home to over 13 million people who cherish our proximity to natural wonders—we stand on the brink of losing a cherished piece of California’s wild heritage. The Catalina Island Conservancy’s controversial plan to eradicate the...