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Notaries to Conduct Confidential Marriages

July 19, 2025 2:30 amJuly 19, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Part 4, Chapter 2 of the California Code deals with the approval of notaries to authorize confidential marriages in this state. Section 530 prohibits a notary public from issuing a confidential marriage license pursuant to this part unless...

California High Speed Rail Sues Federal Government Following $4 Billion Funding Cut Claiming ‘Petty, Political Retribution’

July 18, 2025 11:52 amJuly 18, 2025 11:52 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced late Thursday that the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) would be suing the Trump administration over the $4 billion in federal cuts to the High-Speed Rail program. According to the announcement by Newsom’s office, a...

State Certified Pilotage

July 18, 2025 7:12 amJuly 18, 2025 7:12 am

California’s Harbors and Navigation Code in Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 8 deals with state certified pilotage for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1140 states the intent of the Legislature...

Ringside: One Way to Avoid Gasoline Lines in 2026

July 18, 2025 2:38 amJuly 19, 2025 7:34 am

It’s well known by now that California’s refinery capacity is stretched to the limit. The state’s total crude oil consumption last year was 1.40 million barrels per day, with daily refinery capacity at 1.62 million barrels per day. When accounting for downtime...

Border Patrol Raid at Sacramento Home Depot Yields 10 Arrests

July 17, 2025 4:49 pmJuly 17, 2025 5:30 pm

The Sacramento Bee is offering tips to illegal aliens fearful of ICE raids in “What to do during ICE raids: Sacramento residents guide,” following a Border Patrol raid at a Sacramento Home Depot Thursday. KCRA reported, “Masked Border Patrol agents...

California Lawmakers React to Trump Admin Cutting $4 Billion High Speed Rail Funds

July 17, 2025 11:14 amJuly 17, 2025 11:16 am

Following the Trump Administration’s announcement on Wednesday that $4 billion in federal funds would be cut from California High-Speed Rail (CHSR), lawmakers from across the state reacted. After all, the $10.2 billion deficit CHSR needs to plug by June 2026...

Voter ID, Proof Of Citizenship Ballot Initiative Launched By GOP Lawmakers

July 17, 2025 8:00 amJuly 17, 2025 8:24 am

Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) and Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) unveiled a proposal Wednesday to place a constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot requiring voter identification and proof of citizenship. While voter ID initiatives have been routinely talked about...