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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Calls for Federal Funding Cuts in California Until Corrupt Elections Are Reformed

June 9, 2026 8:20 amJune 9, 2026 12:12 pm

California’s elections have been a disaster since the state Legislature passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill authorizing ballot harvesting in 2017. This legislation was just in time for the 2018 election, where California’s congressional Republicans lost 7 seats...

When Sacramento Listens to Bureaucrats Instead of Parents, Education Suffers – and Voters Push Back

June 9, 2026 6:30 amJune 9, 2026 6:31 am

In California education politics, there is a familiar pattern that keeps repeating itself: state lawmakers rely heavily on education policy staff, institutional bureaucrats, and Sacramento special interest groups—then are surprised when parents across the state reject the results. Nowhere is...

Guidance for Drafting Regulations in the Active Voice

June 9, 2026 2:30 amJune 9, 2026 2:31 am

In California, drafters of regulations and bills are instructed to use the active voice, rather than the passive voice. This is a change in the historical manner of drafting that previously included lots of passive voice language in state laws....

Democrats Will Pay for Overplaying Their Hand in California Elections

June 8, 2026 3:00 pmJune 9, 2026 6:48 am

One week ago in California, there was a Primary Election. Voters were excited for this Primary election because for the first time in nearly 20 years, there were other candidates besides the permanent political establishment or deep staters on the...

When California Fails Children, Forgotten Families Pay the Price

June 8, 2026 2:30 pmJune 8, 2026 2:31 pm

A child struggling to breathe in a rural emergency room should never become collateral damage in Sacramento’s political priorities. Yet that is exactly what is happening across California as pediatric inpatient care quietly collapses under Governor Gavin Newsom’s watch. Community...

Unlawful Property Transfers

June 8, 2026 2:00 pmJune 8, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Part 4, Title 4, Chapter 5 of the Civil Code deals with unlawful transfers in the acquisition of property in California. Section 1227 provides that every instrument, other than a will, affecting an estate in real property, including...

California’s Billionaire Tax Will Accelerate Its Own Demise

June 8, 2026 12:30 pmJune 8, 2026 12:31 pm

The proposed 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, officially Initiative No. 25-0024, would impose a one-time 5% excise tax on the net worth of anyone with assets over $1 billion who resided in California as of January 1, 2026. Organizers have collected...