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Desert Sands USD Set to Approve DEI Contract – May Violate DOE Civil Rights Memo

February 17, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 17, 2025 6:29 am

Coachella Valley Unified School District Board Trustee, Trinidad Arredondo, continues to profit off of neighboring school districts through his TA Mentoring Services, LLC. We discussed Arredondo two years ago with his $15,000 contract awarded by the Desert Sands USD (DSUSD)...

California’s Military Department

February 17, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 17, 2025 2:31 am

California has a Military Department in the Military and Veterans Code, Division 1, Chapter 1. Section 50 provides that there is in the State Government the Military Department. Section 51 specifies that the Military Department includes the office of the...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Ban on Gas Powered Cars is Dead

February 16, 2025 5:35 pmFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just sent California’s vehicle emissions waiver request to Congress for review. This is big and kills California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on gas-powered vehicles. In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on orders from the Biden...

New Court Trials in California

February 16, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 16, 2025 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 7, Article 2 deals with new trials. Section 656 provides a new trial is a re-examination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by...

Offshoring California University Contracts

February 15, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 15, 2025 2:31 am

In the California Public Contract Code, there is a general prohibition of “offshoring” University of California and California State University contracts under Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 3.9. Section 12147 prohibits the UC and CSU from contracting for services with...

Governor Newsom Says He Will Veto Bill to Stop Prisons From Working With ICE

February 14, 2025 5:05 pmFebruary 14, 2025 5:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed on Friday that he will veto a bill that severely limits how the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) work with each other, should the bill reach his...

Special Presidential Envoy Ric Grenell Considers Run For Governor if Harris Enters 2026 Race

February 14, 2025 2:42 pmFebruary 16, 2025 8:40 am

Special Presidential Envoy and former Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell announced on Friday that he would consider running for Governor next year if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race. “That is a hot topic. I’ll make a little...