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Republican Study Committee Slams Gov. Newsom’s Response to Trump CA Visit

August 5, 2026 4:04 pmAugust 5, 2026 4:04 pm

President Trump’s visit to California this week, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s childish response, elicited reactions from the Republican Study Committee’s California Members. Governor Newsom’s response on X likely was penned by his PR flaks, but attributed to the governor: Donald...

California Legislative Process Lingo: Chart of Key Terms

August 5, 2026 2:00 pmAugust 5, 2026 2:01 pm

It probably does not come as a surprise, but those working in and around California’s Capitol use a number of terms or “lingo” to describe aspects of the legislative and executive branch processes. The following chart provides a listing of...

Ringside: Debunking the Allegedly Prohibitive Cost of Desalination

August 5, 2026 12:00 pmAugust 5, 2026 12:00 pm

Earlier this summer a guest op-ed appeared in the Orange County Register, “Learning the right lesson from San Diego’s desal water surplus.” But the “lesson” presented was only partly accurate. What the authors, both affiliated with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC),...

Alameda County $30 Wage Won’t Appear on November Ballot

August 5, 2026 10:29 amAugust 5, 2026 10:32 am

Alameda County is proposing to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour, following similar proposals in Los Angeles, the Globe reported in March. However, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to “study” the $30 per hour minimum...

The SECURE Data Act Isn’t So Secure for State Sovereignty

August 5, 2026 7:00 amAugust 5, 2026 7:01 am

Congress calls it the SECURE Data Act. Californians should read it as a preemption bill wearing a privacy label. Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 8413 in April, and it would build the first federal law covering the full sweep...

CA Congressmen Urge Gov. Newsom to Protect Wildfire Prevention Goat Herds

August 5, 2026 6:00 amAugust 5, 2026 6:01 am

Mid-July, the Globe reported that a business-killing labor bill in the California Legislature is coming for the state’s goat herders. As hard as that is to believe, the back story is important: After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural...

Endangered Species Provisions

August 5, 2026 2:30 amAugust 5, 2026 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 1.5, Article 1 deals with general provisions of endangered species under the Fish and Game Code. Section 2050 names this chapter as the California Endangered Species Act. Sections 2051, 2052, 2052.1, 2053, 2054, 2055, and 2056 contain...