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Gavin Newsom’s Flip Flop on Billionaire Tax is the Real Newsom

June 27, 2026 9:06 amJune 29, 2026 7:13 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s flip flop on the billionaire tax isn’t really a flip-flop – it’s Gavin admitting who he really is and that he actually supported it in the first place. Gavin Newsom originally claimed that he opposed the...

Michael Gates Can Win: Raises $100K at Fundraiser

June 27, 2026 7:29 amJune 29, 2026 6:16 am

Former Huntington Beach City Attorney and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Gates, a Republican, is running for California Attorney General against incumbent Democrat Attorney General Rob Bonta in the 2026 California Attorney General election. Friday, June 26, at a...

State Senate Candidate Mike Netter: It’s Time to Undo a lot of Bad Laws

June 27, 2026 7:00 amJune 27, 2026 7:01 am

“I give a shit,” Mike Netter tells me as we chat and I ask why he is running. We laugh. “I’m doing this because I want to, not because I have to – because I care about the majority of...

California Budget’s $26 Million Thumb in the Eye to Trump on Trans ‘Healthcare’

June 27, 2026 6:00 amJune 27, 2026 6:01 am

The California Legislature’s proposed budget includes a one-time $26 million General Fund allocation for a Transgender Health Care Fund. Coalition advocates, led by groups like Equality California, describe it as a modest, strategic investment to stabilize “medically necessary” care for...

Registry for Health Care Directives

June 27, 2026 2:30 amJune 27, 2026 2:31 am

Division 4.7, Part 5 of the Probate Code deals with advance health care directive registry in health care decisions in California. Section 4800 requires the Secretary of State to establish a registry system through which a person who has executed...

Measures Given Numbers for November Ballot

June 26, 2026 5:27 pmJune 26, 2026 5:27 pm

One of the dozen or so budget trailer bills introduced on Friday, June 26 would designate the measures placed on the November 3 statewide ballot by the Legislature. AB 182 (Pellerin/Wiener) is an urgency measure related to elections, which means...

Measures Appearing on the November 2026 Statewide Ballot

June 26, 2026 5:17 pmJune 26, 2026 5:17 pm

The following measures will be placed before the voters of the State of California on the November 3, 2026 statewide ballot, according to the Secretary of State’s website. These measures include those placed on the ballot by the Legislature as...