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Gavin’s High Speed Rail Disaster

August 14, 2026 11:40 amAugust 14, 2026 11:40 am

California’s high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on California High Speed Rail and the project is about to run...

Socialist Insurance: A Government Insurance Monopoly Doesn’t Make Risk Disappear

August 14, 2026 7:12 amAugust 14, 2026 7:12 am

Three months ago I was traveling the state running for California Insurance Commissioner. I finished a near third out of eleven candidates and first among Republicans. I lost the Primary, but I will never stop caring about insurance. I remain...

Trump Executive Order Reducing Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Addresses State Laws That Conflict

August 14, 2026 6:00 amAugust 14, 2026 6:39 am

On August 10, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing the number of childhood vaccinations for all children. “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans,” establishes federal “Gold Standard” recommendations that reduced the number of childhood vaccines,...

Social Purpose Corporations Act

August 14, 2026 2:30 amAugust 14, 2026 2:31 am

Title 1, Division 1.5 of the Corporations Code deals with social purpose corporations in California. Chapter 1 contains general provisions and definitions. Section 2500 names this division as the Social Purpose Corporations Act. Section 2501 defines the following terms: “close...

Standards of Conduct

August 13, 2026 4:17 pmAugust 13, 2026 4:17 pm

Title 1, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2 deals with directors and management for nonprofit public benefit corporations. Article 3 deals with standards of conduct. Section 5230 provides any duties and liabilities set forth in this article must apply without...

Historical Look at How Many Bills Are Considered on the Suspense Files

August 13, 2026 4:12 pmAugust 13, 2026 4:12 pm

For this article, I put together some historical data on Suspense File voting. The charts are first divided by State Senate and State Assembly. Second, they are divided each year between May (house of origin measures) and August (second house...

Becerra Pitches Power Hour: Free Electricity For the Peasants

August 13, 2026 2:05 pmAugust 13, 2026 2:05 pm

Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra on Wednesday unveiled his latest campaign gimmick: “Power Hour,” promising up to two hours of “free” electricity each day for millions of California households. In a video posted to social media, Becerra declared, “Listen up:...