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Ringside: California’s Refinery Capacity Stretched to the Limit

April 10, 2025 2:57 amApril 10, 2025 2:58 am

According to the California Energy Commission, in 2024 daily oil consumption in California averaged not quite 1.4 million barrels per day. Meanwhile, daily refinery capacity in California is just over 1.6 million barrels per day. There is a 16 percent buffer between how...

Relationship Between Banks and Its Customers

April 10, 2025 2:30 amApril 10, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Commercial Code, Division 4, Chapter 4, there are statutory provisions related to the relationship between a payor bank and its customers. Section 4401 authorizes a bank to charge against the account of a customer an item that...

California Community Colleges System Quietly Disavowed Tyrannical Diversity Dictates After Lawsuit

April 9, 2025 2:48 pmApril 9, 2025 2:49 pm

The cult of diversity is crumbling all over California. Last month, the University of California announced with much fanfare that it would no longer require diversity statements for faculty hires. And in a little noticed move, the California Community Colleges...

Democrats Kill Assemblyman DeMaio’s Voter ID Bill Claiming It Will ‘Restrict Voting Access’

April 9, 2025 2:17 pmApril 10, 2025 11:43 am

On the heels of a Superior Court Judge ruling Monday in favor of the Huntington Beach voter ID law, California Democrats in the Assembly Elections Committee just killed a statewide voter ID bill Wednesday morning by Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San...

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli Announces Criminal Task Force to Investigate Fraud and Corruption Involving Homelessness Funds

April 9, 2025 6:46 amApril 9, 2025 6:50 am

Bill Essayli resigned from the California State Assembly Last week to accept the appointment of United States Attorney for the Central District of California by the Trump administration. Newly minted U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli hit the ground running. Tuesday Essayli...

Contracts with Veteran Service Entities

April 9, 2025 2:30 amApril 9, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Military and Veterans Code, in Division 4, Chapter 6, Article 7, provides for contracts with nonprofit veteran service agencies for providing state benefits for veterans. Section 999.50 states that it is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this...

Bill to Limit Rooster Ownership Climbs Through Assembly Committees

April 8, 2025 7:38 pmApril 8, 2025 7:38 pm

A bill that would severely limit rooster ownership for some Californians is poised to make it through the Assembly in the coming weeks following support coming from a majority of lawmakers in Sacramento. Assembly Bill 928, authored by Assemblyman Chris...