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Illegal Reedley COVID Lab Owner Arrested

October 21, 2023 2:45 amOctober 21, 2023 2:46 am

Jia Bei Zhu, a 62-year-old Chinese national and owner of the infamous Reedley COVID/etc. testing lab, was arrested outside the lab Thursday. And the story of the arrest is as astonishing as the story of the lab itself is troubling....

Politically Correct? I Politely Decline

October 21, 2023 2:30 amOctober 21, 2023 2:31 am

Growing up, I was taught to avoid two topics of conversation: religion and politics. Yet even a casual study of history shows that these two spheres are all-too-common sources of human oppression. Perhaps, these are the most important subjects to...

The Non-Presidential Candidate Gov. Gavin Newsom is Going to China, Israel

October 20, 2023 10:29 amOctober 20, 2023 10:29 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is making a trip to China ostensibly to take a climate-focused tour of the Country, announced Thursday he will make a swing through Israel – during a war. Newsom is already being mocked for his...

Laphonza Going La-Gone-za: Sen. Butler Will Not Seek Senate Re-Election

October 20, 2023 8:37 amOctober 20, 2023 8:37 am

In what can only be called a sadly typically au courant Newspeak statement, Sen. Laphonza Butler has announced she will not be entering the 2024 race to try to keep the seat gifted her by Gavin Newsom two weeks ago....

Are Legislative Findings in Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Act Bills Necessary?

October 20, 2023 8:01 amOctober 20, 2023 8:01 am

The California Legislature sent to the Governor at the end of the 2023 Legislative Session a measure, Assembly Bill 1479, which dealt with pupil health and social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports. Governor Newsom vetoed the bill due to budgetary...

Some General Rules on Digest Keys

October 19, 2023 4:38 pmOctober 19, 2023 4:38 pm

Have you ever wondered how the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) determines how to mark the four Digest Keys found at the bottom of the Legislative Counsel’s Digest? If so, then read on as I have tried to provide some...

East Bay Construction Worker Illegally Fired for Refusing to Join Labor Union

October 19, 2023 8:14 am

California’s lack of Right to Work protections for private sector workers rears its ugly head again. According to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Alexandra Le, an employee of Pleasanton-based materials testing company Construction Testing Services, has hit...