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CA High-Speed Rail Cost Explodes to $231 Billion, From Original $33 Billion

April 28, 2026 7:54 amApril 28, 2026 5:10 pm

California’s High-Speed Rail boondoggle is now estimated to cost taxpayers $231 billion, up from its original $33.5 billion price tag in 2008 when voters passed Proposition 1A. “Our country has never seen a fiscal disaster of this magnitude,” California Rep....

A Presidential Solution for the California Fuels Crisis

April 28, 2026 7:00 amApril 28, 2026 7:55 am

To Address Current California Oil Production Constraints and the Potential for Oil Production Increases in the Near and Medium Terms and a Reduction in Greenhouse Emissions By Michael Mische, James Rector, Tim Stewart, and Joseph Silvi The U.S. and hardworking...

Wealthy Social Activists Funding Democrat Candidates and Democrat PACS

April 28, 2026 6:30 amApril 28, 2026 2:45 pm

Wealthy social justice activists tried to thwart the Proposition 36 ballot initiative which sought to revert back to law and order in California after Proposition 47 moved the state in the wrong direction, away from tougher criminal penalties. And they...

Courts Could, and Arguably Should, Yank The Billionaire Tax Before Voters Ever Get a Chance To Weigh In

April 28, 2026 6:00 amApril 28, 2026 6:01 am

The SEIU-backed punitive tax measure is claimed to have enough signatures to place the question on November’s ballot. The Secretary of State still needs to verify the signature count, and once that happens, that’s the moment to act. The proposed...

Conservatorships

April 28, 2026 2:30 amApril 28, 2026 2:31 am

Division 4, Part 3 of the Probate Code deals with conservatorships. Chapter 1 deals with the establishment of a conservatorship. Article 1 deals with person for whom a conservator may be appointed. Section 1800 contains eight statements of legislative intent....

What Happens When an Author is Not Presenting his or her Bill?

April 27, 2026 2:00 pmApril 27, 2026 2:01 pm

What happens when a bill author is not available to present his or her bill in a committee of the California Legislature? The general practice is for another legislator to present the bill in the missing legislator’s absence. The first...

SEIU Announces They Have Enough Signatures for Billionaire-Tax to Qualify for Ballot

April 27, 2026 7:50 amApril 27, 2026 7:55 am

Supporters of the proposed California billionaire tax, sponsored by SEIU, announced Sunday that they had gathered nearly twice as many signatures as necessary to qualify the controversial proposal for the November ballot. Democrats and the SEIU are pushing the “2026...