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Legislator Clings to the Immutable in CA College Admissions

August 15, 2025 9:00 amAugust 15, 2025 9:01 am

California legislators have yet again found a way to put federal law aside and make immutable characteristics a continued focus in college admissions. This movement is happening with the support and progression of Assembly Bill 7. The bill, written by...

Pretrial Conferences in California

August 15, 2025 2:30 amAugust 15, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 2, Title 7a deals with pretrial conferences in civil actions. Section 575 authorizes the Judicial Council to promulgate rules governing pretrial conferences, and the time, manner and nature of them in civil cases...

CA Globe Editor Katy Grimes Joins Jon Fleischman on Inaugural Podcast

August 14, 2025 5:03 pmAugust 14, 2025 5:03 pm

California Globe Editor in Chief Katy Grimes joined The Flash Report publisher and proprietor of the Substack, “So, Does it Matter?” for his inaugural podcast. It was serious and fun with the rapid fire round on California politics. Jon...

Gavin Newsom’s DNC Rally for Abortion, Big Labor… Oh, and Redistricting

August 14, 2025 3:28 pmAugust 14, 2025 7:00 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom had a DNC-style rally in Los Angeles Thursday, and invited potty mouth leaders of Planned Parenthood, the California Teachers Association, SEIU CA, Senator Adam Schiff, and other Democrat politicians to speak, all praising abortion, big labor,...

Assemblyman DeMaio: Newsom’s Scheme to Redraw Maps is ‘Illegal, Unconstitutional, Unnecessary’

August 14, 2025 12:26 pmAugust 14, 2025 12:31 pm

California Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) has written a letter to the Office of Legislative Counsel (below) that outlines the numerous legal and constitutional violations of Governor Gavin Newsom’s attempt to redraw California’s legislative district maps. Newsom seeks political retribution...

How is Gavin Newsom’s $50M Legal Slush Fund to ‘Trump-Proof’ the State Faring?

August 14, 2025 11:50 amAugust 14, 2025 11:50 am

Back in early February, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing a $50 million legal slush fund to “Trump-proof” the state against the President. However, Gov. Newsom claimed the funding was not to be used for “immigration related legal services,”...

Ringside: The Case for Carbon Sequestration via Natural Gas Power Plants

August 14, 2025 2:45 amAugust 14, 2025 2:46 am

In the case Massachusetts v. EPA in 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate greenhouse gases because they qualify as air pollutants. And ever since, electric power plants using “thermal” fuels have faced escalating regulatory pressure. How...