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U.S. Supreme Court on a Hot Streak

July 4, 2023 6:24 amJuly 4, 2023 6:38 am

Trigger Alert: For those of you who feel that the American judicial system—the U.S. Supreme Court in particular, is there to reflect prevailing public sentiment, create law to support your world view, and/or take your feelings into account, this...

California Power Outages: Is this Gavin Newsom’s Gray Davis Moment?

July 3, 2023 4:55 pmJuly 5, 2023 1:58 pm

Seriously – it’s 2023 (not 2002) and the “Nation State” of California can’t figure out how to keep the electrical grid operational? ABC7 News reported Monday that PG&E said there were more than 10,000 families and businesses without power Sunday...

Positive Paranoia

July 3, 2023 11:45 amJuly 3, 2023 11:46 am

It’s July 4th, a day to celebrate the wonders of America and the rights we all enjoy. Kinda. This Fourth of July, it may be time to celebrate the right to be paranoid. Paranoia has a bad reputation and deservedly...

Is California Listing Toward Failed State Status?

July 3, 2023 2:30 amJuly 3, 2023 6:31 am

California used to be known for its stunning weather, Hollywood movies and stars, Silicon Valley – home to the high tech industry, and for the agricultural products grown and raised for the state, country, as well as the rest of...

Sacramento Judge, District Attorney Say Assaults Outside Courthouse Are Out of Control

July 1, 2023 8:56 amJuly 2, 2023 12:19 pm

On the heels of Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman sending a letter to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Friday outlining the unsafe conditions at the courthouse because of so many homeless vagrants around the courthouse, and imploring the Mayor for...

Assemblyman Robert Rivas Sworn In As Next Speaker Of the California Assembly

June 30, 2023 5:40 pmJune 30, 2023 5:40 pm

Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) was sworn in as the new Speaker of the California Assembly on Friday, replacing Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) after a years-long power struggle. Born in Henderson, Nevada, Rivas grew up in the farm communities of Paicines...

SCOTUS Rules Race Cannot Be Considered For University Admissions

June 30, 2023 2:08 pmJune 30, 2023 2:09 pm

This is Part III of a series on two U.S. Supreme Cases which will decide if racial preferences in college application acceptances will be allowed to continue at publicly funded schools. The wheels of justice churn slowly–especially when it comes...