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A Clash of Vices: Kalshi Accuses Netflix of Defamation

July 30, 2026 8:00 amJuly 30, 2026 8:01 am

When two institutions that profit from human weakness turn on each other, the public is left to decide which is the lesser evil. That is precisely the spectacle unfolding between prediction-market platform Kalshi and Netflix over the trailer for the...

Multi-Factor Authentication Was Supposed to Save Us – Hackers Found a Way Around Human Nature Instead

July 30, 2026 7:00 amJuly 30, 2026 7:01 am

For years, cybersecurity experts preached the same gospel. Use a strong password. Don’t reuse it. Turn on multi-factor authentication. The public eventually listened. Banks encouraged it. Social media platforms required it. Employers rolled it out. Even people who still struggle...

Ringside: A Fact-Based Appraisal of California’s ‘Net Zero’ Strategy

July 30, 2026 6:00 amJuly 30, 2026 6:01 am

The Statistical Review of World Energy is arguably the most authoritative and comprehensive source publicly available for national and global energy statistics. And a funny thing happened between the report issued in 2024 and the report issued in 2025. “Renewables” as a...

Property Boundaries

July 30, 2026 2:30 amJuly 30, 2026 2:31 am

Civil Code Division 2, Part 2, Title 3, Chapter 1, Article 2 deals with boundaries for rights of owners of real property in California. Section 829 provides that the owner of land in fee has the right to the surface...

Chino Hills Fighting Caltrans on Widening Scenic Carbon Canyon Road for Truck Use

July 29, 2026 3:08 pmJuly 29, 2026 3:47 pm

Hope for the Hills is a well-known group of Chino Hills residents who won a long and arduous battle against utility giant Southern California Edison back in 2013. I reported extensively and for several years on their courageous multi-year fight. After...

Incidents of Ownership

July 29, 2026 3:00 pmJuly 29, 2026 3:00 pm

Civil Code Division 2, Part 2, Title 3, Chapter 1, Article 1 deals with incidents of ownership. Section 818 provides the owner of a life estate may use the land in the same manner as the owner of a fee...

Gavin Newsom’s Predatory Behavior Coming Home to Roost

July 29, 2026 7:26 amJuly 29, 2026 2:53 pm

In 2005, while mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom had a months-long extramarital sexual affair with Ruby Rippey-Tourk, his appointments secretary. She was married at the time to Alex Tourk, Newsom’s close friend, former deputy chief of staff, and later...