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State Appeals Court Rules Driving While Holding a Cell Phone For Navigation Purposes is Illegal

June 6, 2025 1:41 pmJune 6, 2025 1:41 pm

The Sixth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week that the current state law of prohibiting holding a cell phone or other handheld device while driving is also to include holding them for GPS, map, and...

Anti-Charter Bill Threatens Educational Freedom

June 6, 2025 6:51 amJune 6, 2025 8:38 am

A dangerous bill barely passed in theCalifornia Assembly yesterday (43-25) that could lead to the closure of charter schools and non-classroom-based (NCB) independent study homeschooling programs. A dangerous bill is making its way through the California Assembly that could lead to the closure...

CARB: Newsom Sells-Out California for Iowa 2028

June 6, 2025 3:15 amJune 6, 2025 3:20 pm

California’s gas prices are increasing because of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s obsession with becoming president at the expense of California. It’s not about the environment or what is best for Californians. It’s about pandering to King Corn and the Iowa Caucus...

Bill to Increase Spanish-Speaking California Teachers Passes in Assembly

June 6, 2025 2:45 amJune 6, 2025 2:46 am

A bill to increase the number of Spanish-speaking teachers in the California public school system by expanding the teacher exchange program with Mexico passed the Assembly this week, with the legislation being sent to be heard in the Senate. Assembly...

California Veterans’ Memorial Districts

June 6, 2025 2:30 amJune 6, 2025 2:31 am

The California Military and Veterans Code contains a number of statutory provisions related to veterans’ memorial districts in Division 6, Chapter 1. Article 3.5 deals with the construction and alternation of halls, buildings, and meeting places. Section 1221 prohibits any...

The Attempt to Regionalize California’s Electrical Grid is Back – Why?

June 5, 2025 6:55 amJune 5, 2025 11:32 am

Since 2018, three bills introduced in California’s Legislature have sought to share control of California’s electrical grid with its neighbors. Those touting the concept claim it will advance solar and wind energy – that when it’s cloudy in Oregon, California...

After Bankrupting Medi-Cal, Gov. Newsom Wants CA Elderly and Disabled to Pay

June 5, 2025 3:25 amJune 7, 2025 7:29 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Medi-Cal program for low-income Californians is insolvent. We have Gavin Newsom to thank; he gifted free Medi-Cal coverage to every illegal immigrant in the state, costing taxpayers $10 billion to $12 billion. Newsom recently confessed that California’s...