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Governor Newsom to ‘San Francisco’ all of California With No ‘Red Tape’ Affordable Housing

July 13, 2026 12:00 pmJuly 13, 2026 1:26 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, the “greatest champion of affordable housing,” announced Monday he was signing legislation “cutting red tape, helping build more affordable housing in California.” The Oakland press conference sounded more like a presidential campaign stop, with lawmakers and local...

Paramount Considering Moving its HQ, Pulling $30B Annual Spending out of California

July 13, 2026 7:00 amJuly 13, 2026 3:36 pm

Paramount is reportedly considering moving its headquarters and pulling $30B in annual spending out of California, as the company is under threat of litigation by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over its merger with Warner Brothers. According to Semafor, advisers...

Courts Removing Statewide Measures from the Ballot

July 13, 2026 2:30 amJuly 13, 2026 2:31 am

Have courts removed measures from the statewide ballot in California? The answer is yes. In fact, the judicial branch has done so recently in three instances. The most recent example was in 2024, when the qualified measure for the statewide...

The Legislative Order of Business

July 12, 2026 3:28 pmJuly 12, 2026 3:28 pm

In the California Legislature, the State Senate and the State Assembly have an “Order of Business” for consideration of matters on the Floors of the respective houses. The following lists, in order, the hierarchy of business that is conducted on...

Ninth Circuit Delivers Promising Injunction Against CA’s SAFETY Act’s Parental Secrecy Rules

July 12, 2026 9:00 amJuly 12, 2026 9:01 am

In a modest yet symbolically important ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Sections 5 and 6 of Assembly Bill 1955—the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth...

As AG, Xavier Becerra Prevented California Housing

July 12, 2026 8:00 amJuly 12, 2026 8:22 am

Xavier Becerra is now running for Governor of California, decrying the high cost and low supply of housing, yet Becerra is a big cause of that problem. As California Attorney General, Becerra headed the California Department of Justice, and utilized...

Have Courts Struck Down Voter-Approved Ballot Measures?

July 12, 2026 2:30 amJuly 12, 2026 2:31 am

The short answer is yes. And the courts have done so more than once in the State of California. There are a number of recent examples of the state and federal courts doing so, as well as a few historical...