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The Newsom Administration’s Role in Catalina’s Deer Eradication: A Betrayal of Science, Nature, and Californians

January 28, 2026 5:08 pmJanuary 28, 2026 5:39 pm

As residents of Los Angeles County—home to over 13 million people who cherish our proximity to natural wonders—we stand on the brink of losing a cherished piece of California’s wild heritage. The Catalina Island Conservancy’s controversial plan to eradicate the...

Trump Overrides California’s Inept Leadership, Puts EPA’s Zeldin in Charge of Palisades Fire Rebuilding Permits

January 28, 2026 3:39 pmJanuary 28, 2026 3:42 pm

In a decisive move to cut through the bureaucratic red tape strangling wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts in Southern California, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is placing EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin in charge of expediting permits for rebuilding...

Pacific Legal Foundation Files Federal Lawsuit Over Oil Setback Law Banning Owners from Accessing Resources in their Mineral Estate

January 28, 2026 2:19 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:47 pm

NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced Wednesday they filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1137, the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue violates the constitutional rights of oil and gas...

Taking Witness Testimony

January 28, 2026 2:07 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:07 pm

Part 4, Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure deals with the modes of taking the testimony of witnesses in California for the production of evidence. Section 2002 provides that the testimony of witnesses is...

I’M SHOCKED: California Legislators Ignore State Audit Warnings

January 28, 2026 7:02 amJanuary 28, 2026 7:02 am

A new CBS News report found what most of us already knew: The Democrat Supermajority Legislature ignores state audits – even audits the Joint Legislative Audit Committee request. The State Auditor is non-partisan, just as with the Legislative Analyst’s Office,...

Physical or Mental Exams in Civil Discovery

January 28, 2026 5:00 amJanuary 28, 2026 5:01 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 15 deals with physical or mental examination under the Civil Discovery Act. Article 1 specifies general provisions. Section 2032.010 provides that this chapter does not affect genetic testing under the Family...

Gov. Newsom’s Homophobic Attack on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

January 28, 2026 3:30 amJanuary 28, 2026 8:03 am

This month Governor Gavin Newsom has shown a penchant for homophobia at least three distinct times. Most recently he mocked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a homophobic post via X last week. The two men have been engaged in a...