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Steve Hilton Calls for Removal of Nancy Skinner and Plans to Abolish California Energy Commission

August 20, 2026 5:42 pmAugust 20, 2026 5:42 pm

Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is calling for the removal of Nancy Skinner from the California Energy Commission (CEC), arguing that she is not qualified for the commission seat intended for an engineering or scientific expert. He also renewed his pledge...

California’s Housing Shortage Has a Washington Fingerprint

August 20, 2026 3:45 pmAugust 20, 2026 3:46 pm

I landed in California in 1990, the tail end of the Reagan afterglow, when the state still felt like the reward at the end of the road trip. Three decades later I’ve got two sons who will be hunting for...

Newsom’s Energy Wrecking Crew

August 20, 2026 3:16 pmAugust 20, 2026 3:17 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom does not set California’s electricity rates from a high podium. He does something more devious: He personally staffs the California Energy Commission (CEC). Gavin installs loyalists, treats the controversial results as if they fell from the sky....

Powers and Duties of Department of Fish and Wildlife

August 20, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 20, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Chapter 3, Article 1 of the Fish and Game Code deals with the powers and duties of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Section 1000 requires the department to expend funds necessary for biological research and field...

CA Assembly Chief of Staff Crashes Nick Shirley’s Video, Mocking Shirley’s Penis

August 20, 2026 1:00 pmAugust 20, 2026 1:17 pm

I wasn’t going to give the “small penis” story the time of day, except it’s blowing up. Citizen journalist Nick Shirley was in Sacramento at the Capitol Tuesday and Wednesday covering his own memorial bill, nicknamed the “Stop Nick Shirley...

FBI Seizes Eric Swalwell’s Electronic Devices at SFO, Raids DC Home in Expanding Sexual Misconduct Probe

August 20, 2026 12:43 pmAugust 20, 2026 12:44 pm

In a dramatic escalation of the federal investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against disgraced former California Congressman Eric Swalwell, FBI agents confronted the one-time Democratic rising star at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night, seized...

$25 Federal Minimum Wage to Cost 5 Million Jobs, New Report Finds

August 20, 2026 11:28 amAugust 20, 2026 12:02 pm

The majority of research over three decades finds minimum wage increases reduce employment. Just look at California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage. In addition to the latest news that Kentucky Fried Chicken has permanently closed 44 restaurants across...