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Years of Media Climate Propaganda = Climate Change Fatigue

August 6, 2026 10:50 amAugust 6, 2026 1:17 pm

Exactly two years ago, as Chevron Oil company announced that it was moving its headquarters to Houston Texas from San Ramon California, California Energy Commission regulators announced proposed government controls of the petroleum industry, ostensibly in order to combat future energy...

Assemblywoman Castillo: Just Say No to Genetically Engineered Pets

August 6, 2026 6:00 amAugust 6, 2026 6:01 am

Biotech firms are ushering in a new era of engineered animals including glow-in-the-dark rabbits, hypoallergenic cats, dire wolves and unicorns. Developments by the Los Angeles Project and Colossal Biosciences using CRISPR gene editing, cloning, and related techniques, though some animals remain...

Insurance Rights and Privileges

August 6, 2026 2:29 amAugust 6, 2026 2:30 am

Division 4, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 3 deals with the insurance rights and privileges regarding workers’ compensation insurance and security in California. Section 3750 provides that nothing in this division affects five specified items. Section 3751 provides that no...

Republican Study Committee Slams Gov. Newsom’s Response to Trump CA Visit

August 5, 2026 4:04 pmAugust 5, 2026 4:04 pm

President Trump’s visit to California this week, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s childish response, elicited reactions from the Republican Study Committee’s California Members. Governor Newsom’s response on X likely was penned by his PR flaks, but attributed to the governor: Donald...

California Legislative Process Lingo: Chart of Key Terms

August 5, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 5, 2026 2:01 pm

It probably does not come as a surprise, but those working in and around California’s Capitol use a number of terms or “lingo” to describe aspects of the legislative and executive branch processes. The following chart provides a listing of...

Ringside: Debunking the Allegedly Prohibitive Cost of Desalination

August 5, 2026 12:00 pmAugust 5, 2026 12:00 pm

Earlier this summer a guest op-ed appeared in the Orange County Register, “Learning the right lesson from San Diego’s desal water surplus.” But the “lesson” presented was only partly accurate. What the authors, both affiliated with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC),...

Alameda County $30 Wage Won’t Appear on November Ballot

August 5, 2026 10:29 amAugust 5, 2026 10:32 am

Alameda County is proposing to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour, following similar proposals in Los Angeles, the Globe reported in March. However, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to “study” the $30 per hour minimum...