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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...

Democrats on Display: There is No Joy in Leftism

March 5, 2025 11:18 amMarch 6, 2025 11:12 am

Democrats have been digging themselves a grave so deep and vast, they are lost. Gone. Adrift. They can’t dig out of it. For any doubters, the party of abhorrent petulant toddlers was on full display last evening at President Donald...

Greenberg: Justice Still Elusive in San Francisco

March 5, 2025 3:15 amMarch 5, 2025 3:16 am

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has made it clear that the judge presiding over an arraignment in a felony Walgreens merchandise theft case is no friend to the law-abiding citizens of San Francisco. The accused perpetrator was let out...

Could Mayor Bass’s Housing Initiative Create Other ‘Palisades’ Fire Disasters?

March 5, 2025 2:55 amMarch 5, 2025 2:56 am

Readers of the California Globe are sharing their concerns about the rebuilding in Pacific Palisades following the devastating fires. And these concerns are legitimate as the Mayor and governor have each mentioned building “affordable” housing to replace older buildings, dense...

State Acquisition of Recycled Products

March 5, 2025 2:30 amMarch 5, 2025 2:31 am

The California Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, contains a number of required purchases of recycled goods and products in contracting by state agencies. Article 7.6 provides for recycled oil markets. Section 10405 provides definitions for...

Sacramento Mayor Signals his Virtue, Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Admin over Sanctuary Cities Crackdown

March 4, 2025 1:05 pmMarch 5, 2025 11:19 am

The City of Sacramento announced Tuesday that in its infinite wisdom, it has joined the lawsuit against the Trump administration over its crackdown on sanctuary cities and states and threat to cut off federal funding. The City of Sacramento claims...