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Supreme Court Votes 6-3 To Strike Down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program

June 30, 2023 12:43 pmJune 30, 2023 12:43 pm

In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Biden Administration does not have the legal authority to forgive student loans under the HEROES Act. This ruling officially ends the plan by President Joe Biden...

Is the California EDD Pulling a Pandemic Scam?

June 30, 2023 8:23 amJuly 2, 2023 12:20 pm

Despite already owing the federal government billions, and despite state businesses already paying a surcharge to cover that debt, the Employment Development Department (EDD) will be borrowing even more federal money to cover costs for the foreseeable future. In other...

How Do You Solve a Problem Like CEQA?

June 30, 2023 2:30 amJuly 7, 2023 3:32 pm

The following was a three part series on the impact of the California Environmental Quality Act on development in California and ways to potentially improve the law. It is written in response to hearings conducted over the past three months...

California’s Major Role In The Birth, And Death, Of Affirmative Action

June 29, 2023 12:58 pmJune 29, 2023 12:58 pm

The Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina ruling by the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, in which it was ruled that affirmative action programs in college admissions processes are unconstitutional, capped off a 45-year legal battle over...

Supreme Court Outlaws Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Bolsters CA’s Prop. 209

June 29, 2023 8:22 amJune 29, 2023 8:22 am

The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday against using affirmative action in the college admissions process. California passed its own Civil Rights Initiative, Proposition 209, in 1996, passed by voters 55% to 45%, which said that the...

AG Bonta Announces ‘Surge in Reported Hate Crimes’ 8 Weeks After Creation of ‘CA vs Hate’ Hotline

June 28, 2023 4:09 pmJune 28, 2023 6:08 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta just released the Hate Crime in California report Tuesday, prepared by the state Department of Justice. In early May the Globe reported on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s official launch of CA vs Hate, “a new...

Jargonauts: California’s and the Nation’s Bane

June 28, 2023 6:48 amJune 28, 2023 7:07 am

Jargon has its place – quite often an important place. At sea, there is a reason for words like port and starboard, lines and yards, and fore and aft. Every communication must be specific, correct, and not open to misinterpretation....