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New Economic Study Finds California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Caused 18,000 Job Losses

July 14, 2025 7:24 amJuly 14, 2025 7:27 am

“New data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics was released Thursday, revealing a staggering 36,565 fast food jobs have been lost since September 2023 when the $20 per hour minimum wage law, AB 1228, was signed into law,” the...

What California Could Be if Our Politicians Loved the State and its People

July 14, 2025 2:55 amJuly 15, 2025 6:52 pm

Just imagine if the California Governor and California Legislature loved California as much as the people do. Imagine if they also loved the state’s abundant natural resources, rather than imposing harsh restrictions and locking them away. California is rich in...

San Francisco’s Antisemitism Problem: It’s Complicated

July 14, 2025 2:30 amJuly 14, 2025 2:31 am

It is barely summer 2025 and the just-completed San Francisco’s Pride Weekend became the setting for not one but two embarrassing and concerning incidents exposing Mayor Daniel Lurie’s difficultly in leadership. As one of several Jewish elected city officials (his...

The Cushy Prisons for Murderers Act of 2025

July 12, 2025 11:15 amJuly 12, 2025 11:15 am

Just when one thinks that the California Legislature has already maxed out its soft-headedness on crime, it goes and demonstrates that there is no limit. A bill has passed the California Senate by a wide margin declaring that “life inside...

How California Colleges Mislead Students

July 12, 2025 2:55 amJuly 12, 2025 2:56 am

Thomas Jefferson wrote of the University of Virginia, “The object of this institution is to form the statesmen, legislators and judges, on whom public prosperity and individual happiness are so much to depend.” The assumption that California’s colleges and universities...

Duties of Law Enforcement in Emergency Protective Orders

July 12, 2025 2:30 amJuly 12, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 10, Part 3, Chapter 3, deals with the duties of law enforcement officers in preventing domestic violence. Section 6270 requires a law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective order to reduce the order to...

Bill to Prevent Streaming Services From Airing Ads That Are Too Loud Continues Rise Through The Assembly

July 11, 2025 2:36 pmJuly 11, 2025 2:36 pm

A bill to prevent video streaming services in California from airing commercial advertisement audio at levels louder than primary video content continued to rise in the Assembly this week, with a full Assembly vote likely to come soon. Senate Bill...