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Oakland Coffee Shop Refused to Serve Jewish Customers; Now Facing Lawsuit

June 11, 2025 4:29 pmJune 11, 2025 4:42 pm

The Trump Justice Department this week sued the Palestinian owner of an Oakland coffee shop for denying service to visibly Jewish customers in a panoply of crass anti-Semitism that shows Hamasniks use “Zionist” as a code word for Jews. One...

Gov. Newsom Activated National Guard for Covid Testing in 2022, But Won’t Authorize Guard for LA Riots

June 11, 2025 11:56 amJune 12, 2025 7:43 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is having a national temper tantrum because he didn’t have the foresight or leadership skills to activate the National Guard immediately when the violent Los Angeles riots broke out Friday, ostensibly as a response to ICE...

Had Gavin Newsom Funded Prop 36, LA Riots Would Likely Be Over

June 11, 2025 8:17 amJune 11, 2025 12:21 pm

The more California Governor Gavin Newsom talks about his mismanagement of the Los Angeles riots, the more apparent it is to the national audience that he is incompetent. Keep talking Gov. Newsom. Please. People have been arrested for throwing a...

California Families Tighten Belts While Sacramento Plans to Loosen the Purse Strings

June 11, 2025 6:45 amJune 11, 2025 6:50 am

Right now, California families are fighting to make ends meet. Gas hovers above $5 a gallon, groceries strain our paychecks, and rent takes a bigger bite out of every paycheck. Yet, Sacramento is considering AB 681—a bill that would triple...

Why Can’t Our Schools Afford to Improve the Education of our Kids?

June 11, 2025 3:00 amJune 11, 2025 4:45 pm

School budget season is on us once again. This is crunch time for local activists who really want to see what your district is planning for the future and have some influence on how they spend our tax dollars. Nothing...

Some Legislative Drafting Notes

June 11, 2025 2:30 amJune 11, 2025 2:31 am

In reviewing hundreds of bills during the House of Origin deadline week, I came across several provisions of legislation worth reviewing. The following are some of the notes I took: Amending a Voter Initiative In a bill amending a bond...

SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler Calls on Gov. Newsom to Request Disaster Declaration for Small Businesses Impacted by L.A. Riots

June 10, 2025 11:57 amJune 10, 2025 11:57 am

The Los Angeles riots may have died down some, but are continuing into the fifth day, no thanks to California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass who refused to call in the National Guard – even as...