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Recall Effort Against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Collects Enough Signatures For November Ballot

May 29, 2024 8:00 amMay 29, 2024 8:01 am

The movement to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, led by the Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao (OUST) group, announced on Sunday that they have collected 30,000 signatures to place a recall vote against Thao on the November ballot, 5,000...

Race-Based Med School Admissions: The Idiocy and Danger of Cultist DEI Policies

May 29, 2024 2:55 amMay 29, 2024 2:56 am

Last week Californians learned that the once-premier UCLA Medical School is admitting students based on race instead of grades and test scores, despite the practice of race-based affirmative action admissions being illegal in California since 1996, according to a report...

Frequently Asked Questions about Comparing Federal and State Executive Branches

May 29, 2024 2:30 amMay 29, 2024 2:31 am

Where are the executive branches of government established? The U.S. President and the California Governor draw their authority from the federal and state constitutions concerning their respective roles in the lawmaking process. Federal and state statutes also provide additional duties...

Frequently Asked Questions about California Budget Terminology

May 28, 2024 7:18 pmMay 28, 2024 7:18 pm

There are some common terms and phrases regarding the California Budget that readers should be familiar with, and which are defined by the Office of Legislative Counsel and the Department of Finance on their respective websites. What are the A-Pages?...

Plastic Bag Ban Fraud: California Lawmakers Vote to Now Ban ‘Reusable’ Plastic Grocery Bags

May 28, 2024 5:22 pmMay 28, 2024 5:22 pm

After forcing California grocery shoppers into “reusable” plastic bags at .10 cents a piece, flighty lawmakers are trying to ban them outright now. California lawmakers have voted to do away with reusable plastic bags – again. Assembly Bill 2236 and...

The Hippocratic Oath: Availability

May 28, 2024 9:00 amMay 28, 2024 9:01 am

That I will not, for any reason, refuse my highest abilities to those who seek my professional skills. How simple and common sensical is this statement about access or availability of a physician to his or her patients? Described above...

Newsom, Biden, and the Doors of Perception

May 28, 2024 3:55 amMay 28, 2024 3:56 am

“You know, if you just did a better job you wouldn’t have to hire me to fix your image,” said the public relations exec to the new client. That quote is beyond apocryphal as no PR person – typically an...