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Globe Exclusive: Congressional Committee Investigating CalPERS’ Investments into Radical ESG Causes

February 12, 2026 7:00 amFebruary 12, 2026 4:19 pm

Congressional Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI); Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA), and Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter Thursday morning to CalPERS’ president Theresa Taylor regarding CalPERS’ failure to safeguard worker...

Ringside: Large Scale Desalination Belongs in California’s Water Strategy

February 12, 2026 4:30 amFebruary 12, 2026 4:31 am

In debates over water policy in California, a common argument is that if only we managed the systems we’ve already got, there would be plenty of water for everyone. Agricultural and urban use would not have to be rationed, taxpayers...

Liability of Nonprofit Associations

February 12, 2026 2:30 amFebruary 12, 2026 2:31 am

Corporations Code Title 3, Part 2, Chapter 1 deals with liability of nonprofit associations in California. Section 18605 prohibits a member, director, or agent of a nonprofit association from being held liable for a debt, obligation, or liability of the...

REITs in California

February 11, 2026 8:56 pmFebruary 11, 2026 8:59 pm

Title 3, Part 4 of the Corporations Code deals with real estate investment trusts (REITs) in this state. Section 2300 defines the term “real estate investment trust.” Section 23001 prohibits any shareowner of a real estate investment trust from being...

Sen. Niello’s SB 84 Would Help Repair California’s Judicial Hellhole Status

February 11, 2026 5:07 pmFebruary 11, 2026 5:07 pm

There have been numerous legislative attempts in the California Legislature over the years to stop lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits and shakedown businesses for not having “adequate” Americans With Disabilities Act handicapped accessibility, or who have access issues deemed “not...

New January Jobs Report Blew Away Expectations

February 11, 2026 12:15 pmFebruary 11, 2026 12:19 pm

The Trump economy is smashing expectations. The new jobs report shows private sector hiring is up and federal employment is now lower than at any time since 1966. The January jobs report blew away expectations. Even CNBC reported “U.S. payrolls...

Greenberg: Holocaust Payments and Black Reparations Cannot Be Compared

February 11, 2026 8:00 amFebruary 11, 2026 8:01 am

In reparations debates, the reference to Germany’s payments to Holocaust survivors as a precedent for compensating descendants of American slaves is a rhetorical sleight-of-hand. “If Germany can pay Jews,” the argument goes, “why can’t San Francisco pay Black people?” Reality...