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California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven

January 11, 2025 8:37 amJanuary 14, 2025 5:25 pm

Yesterday the Sacramento Bee claimed that the Palisades fires are because of climate change. “No joke,” as the outgoing President likes to say. Sacramento Bee: Climate change fueled LA area wildfires in CA, experts say PBS: Warming climate created ‘perfect...

California-Based Meta Announces The End Of Their DEI Policies

January 11, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 11, 2025 2:46 am

Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that his company would be halting their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the first major California company to do so. While many major companies began adding DEI programs and...

Protections for State Militia

January 11, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 11, 2025 2:31 am

Chapter 7.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the California Military and Veterans Code provides specified protections to the state militia. Section 400 defines the following terms: “armed forces,” “military orders,” “military service,” and “service member.” Section 401 provides...

The Special Session Gov. Newsom and Lawmakers Should Have

January 10, 2025 11:48 amJanuary 12, 2025 8:13 am

The California Assembly gaveled in a special session of the Legislature to “Trump-proof” the state Thursday, as the wildfires continue to burn Los Angeles down. KCRA’s Ashley Zavala confronted Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Los Angeles) about the timing of the...

CA Congressional Reps Send Letter to President in Opposition to Proposed Range of Light National Monument

January 10, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 10, 2025 2:56 am

Rep. Tom McClintock and members of the California congressional delegation sent a letter to President Biden Wednesday calling on him not to establish a proposed Range of Light National Monument. According to Representatives Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley, Vince Fong, David...

California Courts and the Single Subject Rule

January 10, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 10, 2025 2:31 am

Like many states, California’s Constitution contains a “single subject rule,” meaning that a bill must contain provisions that are “reasonably germane” to the same topic that is specified in the bill’s Title. In a California bill, the Title contains the...

Ringside: The Many Colors of Hydrogen

January 9, 2025 12:03 pmJanuary 9, 2025 12:04 pm

The lightest and most abundant substance in the universe, the simplest possible molecule, hydrogen (H2), is touted as the clean burning fuel of the future. Zero pollution. But how can hydrogen be extracted or manufactured in its pure form, and...