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California Issued Commercial CDLs to Illegal Alien Truck Drivers

October 23, 2025 6:30 pmOctober 23, 2025 8:16 pm

First there was Harjinder Singh of Stockton, illegally in the U.S., who is the truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn on a Florida turnpike that caused the deadly August crash killing three South Florida residents. “Dashcam footage from...

Committee and Code Acronyms in the California Legislature

October 23, 2025 4:45 pmOctober 23, 2025 4:45 pm

While there are numerous acronyms used in the California Legislature and its legislative process, on official websites and elsewhere, there is prolific use of them for California’s Codes, legislative measures, and the Standing Committees of the Assembly and Senate. They...

Ringside: Oil Extraction Reduces Methane Seepage

October 23, 2025 4:29 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:42 pm

An opinion piece in the Santa Barbara Independent, published last week, heralded the decision by the Santa Barbara County board of supervisors to phase out oil drilling, which as the authors put it, “will save lives, reduce air pollution, and help...

How Prevalent Are Policy Statements in Statute?

October 23, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 23, 2025 2:01 pm

Readers of bills and statutes will regularly come across statements of legislative intent, such as paragraphs that usually begin with either “It is the intent of the Legislature to …” or “The Legislature finds and declares that …” On other...

Hackers, ‘Ghost Students’ and Bots Collect Fraudulent Federal and State Financial Aid

October 23, 2025 11:00 amOctober 24, 2025 2:01 pm

In 2010, President Barack Obama eliminated the federal guaranteed student loan program and nationalized student loans. Prior to this takeover, private lenders offered student loans at low interest rates. The Department of Education effectively became a lending institution and is...

Christian Pro Athletes are Speaking Out—and Many are Californians

October 23, 2025 2:55 amOctober 23, 2025 8:28 am

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will meet in the first game of the 2025 World Series Friday night in Toronto, and Clayton Kershaw and Blake Treinen are two reasons why the Dodgers are expected to repeat as...

Pilotage Tariffs in California

October 23, 2025 2:30 amOctober 23, 2025 2:31 am

Division 5, Chapter 6, Article 1 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with pilotage tariff determination and procedures for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Article 1 concerns the establishment...