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Ringside: How Newsom Can Achieve ‘Affordability’

December 18, 2024 4:38 pmDecember 18, 2024 4:38 pm

Leadership in the California Legislature claim they’re aware of the cost of living and doing business in the state. In the special session called by Governor Gavin Newsom to “Trump proof” the state, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) said, “We...

Backlash Grows Over Gov. Newsom Nixing College Degree Requirements for 30,000 State Jobs

December 18, 2024 3:40 pmDecember 18, 2024 3:40 pm

Backlash continues to grow over Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement earlier this week that college and other educational requirements for 30,000 state jobs would be nixed. Plans for another 32,000 jobs will be added to that list by the end of...

Loan or Bailout: Biden-Harris Admin ‘Loans’ Pacific Gas & Electric $15B to Combat Climate Change

December 18, 2024 7:55 amDecember 18, 2024 4:46 pm

The Biden-Harris administration will provide a stunning $15 billion bailout “loan” to Pacific Gas & Electric “to support the utility’s efforts to combat climate change and improve the power grid.” Climate change. In 2019, the Globe reported that instead of...

California ‘DOGE’ Proves State Government is Too BIG and Unaccountable

December 18, 2024 3:10 amDecember 18, 2024 3:58 pm

“Waste and Inefficiency, Improper Hiring, and Other Improper Governmental Activities” is the subtitle of the California State Auditor’s latest “Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees.” There are some real doozies. I have for years recommended cutting the...

California Courts and Urgency Clauses in Statutes

December 18, 2024 2:30 amDecember 18, 2024 2:31 am

Urgency clause measures in the California Legislature are one of four types of bills that take effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature, rather than the standard January 1 following the bill’s enactment. So, how have the California courts interpreted bills...

Devious New California Law Prohibits Libraries from ‘Banning’ Pornographic Library Books

December 17, 2024 12:14 pmDecember 18, 2024 4:47 pm

A new law goes into effect January 1st ostensibly to prohibit school libraries from “banning” books. But the new law is not what you may think it is. Its sole purpose is not to protect your kids from pornographic library...

The 2025 California Special Elections: Who are the Candidates?

December 17, 2024 11:23 amDecember 18, 2024 12:57 pm

In early 2025, California is going to see a larger than normal number of special elections. Multiple resignations because of moving up to higher office and a recall have opened up a number of high-elected positions across the state. The...