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Leno’s Law: Hot Rods and Classic Cars to Get Smog Check Reprieve in New Bill

March 6, 2025 4:45 pmMarch 6, 2025 4:48 pm

A bill that would remove all smog check requirements for cars that are 35 years or older and insured as a collector vehicle was introduced in the Senate this week, with former talk show host and classic car enthusiast Jay...

A Legacy of Failure: A Betrayal of Black African Women and a Failed Vision for California

March 6, 2025 4:12 pmMarch 6, 2025 4:16 pm

Yes, representation matters, but how much does it truly matter when it is merely symbolic? Anyone can style themselves as a caring, reformist leader, but it is their actions that distinguish an arrogant, disconnected politician from a genuine, transparent leader...

From Movement to Racket: The Metamorphosis of Chinese for Affirmative Action

March 6, 2025 11:37 amMarch 6, 2025 11:38 am

$16,797,759 in revenue, $15,888,677 in expenses, $909,082 in net income and $47,246,990 in net assets. You would be wrong if you think you are reading a business’s profit and loss statement summary. This is from latest IRS Form 990 of...

Presidential Ambitions behind Gavin Newsom’s Metamorphosis into a Conservative

March 6, 2025 9:43 amMarch 6, 2025 9:44 am

What a difference 6 weeks makes! It’s been only 6 weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and the launch of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s metamorphosis into a conservative. Newsom is making a major shift to the political middle in an...

Reinstatement After Military Service

March 6, 2025 2:30 amMarch 6, 2025 6:16 am

California’s Military and Veterans Code, in Division 7, Chapter 3, deals with the reinstatement of public officers after their military service. Section 1690 provides that any elected officer of the State who is called to serve with the armed forces...

Bill to Exempt Small Businesses From Paying $800 Minimum Franchise Tax Introduced In Senate

March 5, 2025 4:46 pmMarch 5, 2025 4:46 pm

A bill that would exempt most small businesses in the state from paying the state’s $800 annual franchise tax was officially introduced in the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill 816, authored by Senator Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita), would specifically exempt...

California Dem. Congresswoman Vows to ‘Continue to Speak Lies’ to Trump’s Truth

March 5, 2025 1:45 pmMarch 5, 2025 1:45 pm

One of California’s finest politicians really let the cat out of the bag Tuesday. Former Democrat Assemblywoman, State Senator and now Congresswoman, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove admitted in front of God and the Internet that she “walked out of Trump’s Joint...