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Tone Deaf: Dem Marni von Wilpert Calls for an End to Trump Tax Cuts

June 10, 2026 6:00 amJune 10, 2026 6:01 am

Republican San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond trounced Democrat San Diego City Council woman Marni von Wilpert and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in California’s 48th Congressional Primary Election last week. Desmond and von Wilpert will advance to the general election in...

Refuges in California

June 10, 2026 2:30 amJune 10, 2026 2:31 am

Fish and Game Code Division 7, Chapter 1, Article 1 deals with refuges and other protected areas on California. Section 10500 makes it unlawful, except under a permit or specific authorization, to engage in seven specified activities. Section 10501 states...

Nevada Primary Election Day: Dismal Early Voting Turnout Undermines Democrats’ ‘Expanded Access’ Claims

June 9, 2026 2:57 pmJune 9, 2026 3:05 pm

Today is Primary Election Day in Nevada, yet early voting turnout has been dismal despite the state’s universal mail-in ballot system — one of the most expansive “barrier-free” voting regimes in the nation and on par with California’s. With ballots...

Partner Actions in California

June 9, 2026 2:00 pmJune 9, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 2, Chapter 4.5, Article 10 of the Corporations Code deals with actions by partners under the California Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008. Section 15910.01 allows a partner to maintain a direct action against the limited partnership or another...

When Election Cheating Is Tolerated, Democracy Becomes Oligarchy

June 9, 2026 11:10 amJune 9, 2026 11:10 am

Spencer Pratt is just the latest example of an all too familiar pattern. In this pattern, the more conservative candidate will have a promising lead on election day, but then, the voting tabulations run for days, if not weeks. The...

More Votes Cast for LA Mayor Than Governor in Every City Council District, Data Shows

June 9, 2026 9:21 amJune 9, 2026 12:35 pm

Updated preliminary results from California’s primary election continue to highlight an unusual pattern in Los Angeles: more ballots cast in the local mayoral race than in the statewide gubernatorial contest across every single City Council district. The analysis, compiled by...

Free IDs for All: A Modest Investment in Election Integrity That Billionaires and Sacramento Can Afford

June 9, 2026 9:00 amJune 9, 2026 9:44 pm

California’s election system relies on self-attestation of citizenship under penalty of perjury. Proponents of the status quo, including organizations like the Brennan Center for Justice, assert that non-citizen voting is exceedingly rare. Yet when simple, verifiable proof of citizenship or...