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California’s $119 Billion in Fed. Medicaid Spending – More than Florida’s Entire State Budget

February 28, 2025 10:30 amFebruary 28, 2025 10:30 am

“California Is Getting Rich Off of Medicaid”, reports Paul Winfree, Former Director of Budget Policy at the White House. “California openly brags about using a provider tax scam to avoid paying what is supposed to be the state share.” Winfree,...

Santa Ana School District Agrees to Disband Anti-Semitic Ethnic Studies Courses

February 28, 2025 7:22 amFebruary 28, 2025 7:22 am

To settle a lawsuit filed by Jewish groups, the Santa Ana Unified School District last week agreed to disband its anti-Semitic ethnic studies courses that were secretly created in violation of California open meeting laws and concocted by school officials...

Damages in Competitive Local Bidding

February 28, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 28, 2025 2:31 am

The California Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1, provides the Local Agency Public Construction Act. Article 1.8 deals with damages related to competitive bidding. Section 20104.70 specifies that the second lowest bidder, and any person or...

Fixing California’s Broken Insurance System

February 27, 2025 4:20 pmFebruary 27, 2025 7:57 pm

In recent developments, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has denied State Farm an emergency rate increase of 22% for homeowners insurance. This decision, while seemingly consumer-friendly on the surface, spells disaster for the largest insurer in the state, and by...

Pest Control Professionals Keep California Safe

February 27, 2025 4:00 pmFebruary 27, 2025 4:01 pm

California’s public spaces—including schools, restaurants, and government buildings—constantly face threats from some of the toughest pests. Rodents, bed bugs, mosquitoes, termites, and boring beetles are not just nuisances; they present serious health risks and cause extensive property damage. Pest control...

Ringside: The Easy Impossible Path to Water Abundance

February 27, 2025 3:14 pmFebruary 27, 2025 3:14 pm

Coming up with a plan to find sufficient water to maintain 100 percent of existing irrigated farm acreage in the San Joaquin Valley the next time a multi-year drought strikes is not impossible. We can pipe water from Lake Roosevelt...

Legislation Charges World Cup, Olympic Ticket Holders Extra $5 for a Metro Day Pass

February 27, 2025 1:46 pmFebruary 27, 2025 1:46 pm

A bill aimed at raising ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by $5 to include a Metro day pass on tickets was introduced in the Assembly recently amidst calls that the...