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Committee and Code Acronyms in the California Legislature

October 23, 2025 4:45 pmOctober 23, 2025 4:45 pm

While there are numerous acronyms used in the California Legislature and its legislative process, on official websites and elsewhere, there is prolific use of them for California’s Codes, legislative measures, and the Standing Committees of the Assembly and Senate. They...

Ringside: Oil Extraction Reduces Methane Seepage

October 23, 2025 4:29 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:42 pm

An opinion piece in the Santa Barbara Independent, published last week, heralded the decision by the Santa Barbara County board of supervisors to phase out oil drilling, which as the authors put it, “will save lives, reduce air pollution, and help...

How Prevalent Are Policy Statements in Statute?

October 23, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 23, 2025 2:01 pm

Readers of bills and statutes will regularly come across statements of legislative intent, such as paragraphs that usually begin with either “It is the intent of the Legislature to …” or “The Legislature finds and declares that …” On other...

Trump Calls Off ‘Surge’ In San Francisco After Mayor Lurie Promises Progress

October 23, 2025 1:10 pmOctober 23, 2025 1:15 pm

President Donald Trump and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie have reached a last-minute agreement to call of the deployment of the National Guard, allowing Lurie the chance to restore law and order in the embattled city plagued by open-air drug...

Hackers, ‘Ghost Students’ and Bots Collect Fraudulent Federal and State Financial Aid

October 23, 2025 11:00 amOctober 24, 2025 2:01 pm

In 2010, President Barack Obama eliminated the federal guaranteed student loan program and nationalized student loans. Prior to this takeover, private lenders offered student loans at low interest rates. The Department of Education effectively became a lending institution and is...

Nevada Governor Calls on Congress, Senator Rosen to End Government Shutdown

October 23, 2025 8:03 amOctober 23, 2025 8:04 am

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) has called on Congress and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) to end the ongoing federal government shutdown. Lombardo sent a letter to Rosen asking her to join Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) in bipartisan support to vote...

Christian Pro Athletes are Speaking Out—and Many are Californians

October 23, 2025 2:55 amOctober 23, 2025 8:28 am

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will meet in the first game of the 2025 World Series Friday night in Toronto, and Clayton Kershaw and Blake Treinen are two reasons why the Dodgers are expected to repeat as...