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Former CA Senate President Gloria Romero Defects from Democrat Party, Joins Republicans

September 5, 2024 1:55 pmSeptember 5, 2024 1:55 pm

Former California Democratic State Senate President Gloria Romero announced Wednesday that she has defected to the Republican Party. “In this Capitol behind me, I served as both Senate Democratic Caucus chair and the Senate majority leader. But today I say...

California’s Latest Crime Events Prove Why Prop 36 to Reform Prop 47 is Essential

September 5, 2024 8:00 amOctober 15, 2025 4:18 pm

California’s ongoing crime crisis is everywhere – no one is spared, except high ranking politicians and Hollywood elite who have security. Crime and rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl...

Disability Compensation General Provisions in the UI Code

September 5, 2024 2:30 amSeptember 5, 2024 2:31 am

In Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 1, California’s Unemployment Insurance Code provides general provisions related to disability compensation. Section 2601 explains that the purpose of this law is to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual...

Scrutiny Over ‘Revenge’ Bill to End California’s Legacy and Donor-Based College Admissions

September 4, 2024 5:51 pmSeptember 4, 2024 5:51 pm

A bill that would ban both legacy and donor preferred admissions at public and private colleges in California received continued scrutiny this week as Governor Gavin Newsom mulls over his decision on the bill. Assembly Bill 1780, authored by Assemblyman...

Ringside: More Water Supply Requires Industry Unity

September 4, 2024 2:30 pmSeptember 4, 2024 2:37 pm

Probably the most consequential and controversial water policy decisions in California involve how much water to pump out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and into southbound aqueducts, and we’re in the middle of another one right now. For the last...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Sham’ Special Leg Session on Gas Prices

September 4, 2024 6:55 amSeptember 4, 2024 8:28 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California Energy Commission regulators announced in early August proposed government controls of the petroleum industry, ostensibly in order to combat future energy price surges. This followed Chevron Oil company’s announcement that it will be moving its headquarters...

America Should Fear California’s Agenda Now More Than Ever

September 4, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 4, 2024 2:56 am

As Gavin Newsom bows out from the limelight, not on the Democratic party’s presidential ticket, we can refocus attention on the policies under consideration in Sacramento. It’s no secret the supermajority of Democrats in the state legislature, together with Newsom,...