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Sacramento Democrats Pass Bill to Shield High-Speed Rail Failures From The Public

May 5, 2026 8:18 amMay 5, 2026 8:19 am

California’s high-speed rail project, originally pitched to voters as a $33.5 billion endeavor under Proposition 1A in 2008, has spiraled into a staggering taxpayer nightmare with estimates now exploding as high as $231 billion — a more than 700% increase....

California’s Horror Flick: Why Voters Keep Running Upstairs

May 5, 2026 6:30 amMay 5, 2026 6:31 am

I grew up in the 1980s watching Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees chase teenagers who always made the same dumb decision. Instead of bolting for the exit, the damsel in distress sprinted upstairs and locked herself in a dark room....

Federal Bird Reserves

May 5, 2026 2:30 amMay 5, 2026 2:31 am

Division 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 deals with federal bird reservations in this state. Section 10680 states that the people of the State, through their legislative authority, accept the provisions and benefits of the act of Congress known as the...

Securities Administration

May 4, 2026 2:00 pmMay 4, 2026 2:01 pm

Corporations Code Title 4, Division 1, Part 7 deals with administration under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968. Section 25604 states that the administration and enforcement of, and the education of the public relative to, the laws and programs...

First Partner Siebel Newsom Conflates CA’s Historic Spending on Youth Mental Health With Results

May 4, 2026 12:22 pmMay 4, 2026 5:30 pm

“First Partner Siebel Newsom celebrates state’s historic investments in youth mental health at South LA’s Exposition Park, blasts the headline in an email from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. We took care of that little glitch and rewrote the headline for...

Food Stamp Fraud Crackdown at USDA Could End California’s $20-$25 billion in CalFresh SNAP Fraud

May 4, 2026 11:04 amMay 5, 2026 12:34 pm

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has ramped up efforts to crack down on food stamp fraud nationwide, and in California, that amounts to at least $25 Billion just in the last five years. The USDA is focused on...

Subscribers Check Paramount’s Hubris with a Lawsuit

May 4, 2026 11:00 amMay 4, 2026 11:01 am

A few weeks ago, Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders rubber-stamped Paramount’s $111 billion takeover. However, the Hollywood giant’s carefully scripted narrative of inevitable victory has hit a very public wall. A group of Paramount+ and cable subscribers has filed a federal...