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Truckers to POTUS: Withdraw DOL Nominee Julie Su

June 23, 2023 6:50 amJune 23, 2023 6:57 am

Thursday two starkly contrasting messages were sent about the stalled confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, California’s failed former Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary. It’s the independent truckers versus Lorena Gonzalez. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a...

You’re No Fun Anymore

June 22, 2023 9:00 amJune 22, 2023 9:01 am

Laughter is contagious. Laughter can set the mood for an evening, a home, or even a state like California. Being able to smile and laugh and take a joke are not just indicators of an easy-going nature, but signs of...

California Lawmakers Gut Good Bill, Replace with Horrible Bill

June 22, 2023 7:06 amJune 22, 2023 12:38 pm

Earlier this week, Assembly Bill 1352 by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) on individualized county childcare subsidy plans was gutted. Berman’s bill had already gone through a few committees, and was voted on by the full Assembly without a single...

The Slaughter Over Juneteenth Weekend

June 21, 2023 3:57 pmJune 21, 2023 3:58 pm

As many Americans celebrated the end of slavery over the weekend leading up to June 19, called Juneteenth, dozens of people were wounded or murdered in violent attacks across the country. The Associated Press reports on over 103 shootings in...

Support Grows In Assembly For School Translation Bill

June 21, 2023 12:56 pmJune 21, 2023 12:56 pm

A bill to require student Individualized Education Plans (IEP) to be translated for parents whose first language is not English, gained momentum in the Assembly in the past few weeks following passage in the Senate last month. Senate Bill 445,...

OPINION: Dodgers Strike Out With Fans, Kowtow to Radical Teachers Unions

June 21, 2023 11:36 amJune 21, 2023 11:51 am

By Brenda Lebsack & Rebecca Friedrichs According to Catholic Vote, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is “a vile anti-Catholic organization.” Their motto is “Go and sin some more,” and they use the cross for pole dances. The group satirizes Catholic...

The State Capitol Billion Dollar Boondoggle

June 21, 2023 3:15 amJune 21, 2023 3:16 am

The original California State Capitol building dates from a construction period of the 1860s to the early 1870s. A couple of decades ago it underwent major restoration, and the result has received accolades from around the world. After WWII that...