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Ringside: What is the Future of California’s Republican Party?

December 31, 2025 10:00 amDecember 31, 2025 10:01 am

In 2012 I was involved with a ballot initiative that qualified for the state ballot. Generally referred to as a “paycheck protection” measure, it was the third time that conservative activists in the state had put onto the state ballot...

California Judge Sides With UCLA on Suspension of Professor for Failing to Give Leniency to Black Students Following George Floyd Death

December 31, 2025 7:05 amDecember 31, 2025 7:05 am

Should university administrators be afforded wide latitude to cater to online mobs? That sounds like the attitude of California Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III. Ford this month issued a tentative ruling that UCLA administrators acted properly when they...

Valuation for Eminent Domain

December 31, 2025 2:55 amDecember 31, 2025 2:56 am

Part 3, Title 7, Chapter 9, Article 2 deals with the date of valuation for purposes of compensation under California’s eminent domain law. Section 1263.110 provides that, unless an earlier date of valuation is applicable under this article, if the...

CA Attorney General Issues Ludicrous Title and Summary on California Billionaire Tax Act

December 30, 2025 2:44 pmDecember 31, 2025 10:02 am

The California Attorney General has issued the official title and summary for the California Billionaire Tax Act – and you won’t be disappointed in the laughable language attempting to hide the corruption: IMPOSES ONE-TIME TAX ON CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND TRUSTS....

Third Quiz on Where Areas of Law Are Found in the California Codes

December 30, 2025 2:00 pmDecember 30, 2025 2:01 pm

As readers may recall, almost all statutes enacted by the California Legislature are found in one of the 29 Codes (i.e., they are “codified” statutes) that contain over 155,000 sections of state law. Among those provisions, some are found in...

Judge Rules Trump Admin Can Share Medicaid Data with ICE, Overruling California-Led Challenge

December 30, 2025 10:10 amDecember 30, 2025 10:10 am

In a refreshing dose of judicial sanity, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has handed President Donald Trump a significant victory in his push to enforce immigration laws and protect American taxpayers. On Monday, Chhabria ruled that the Trump administration can...

California’s Stupid, Ridiculous, Abusive, Nanny State, and Absurd New Laws for 2026

December 30, 2025 9:31 amDecember 30, 2025 10:22 am

California residents will be impacted by more than 900 new laws effective January 1, 2026. Because we need 900 new laws in the leading regulatory hell state in the nation. Minimum Wage Because the cost of living in California is...