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Gavin Newsom Supporter Tells Chinese American Activists to ‘Go Back to China’

October 24, 2025 9:00 amOctober 24, 2025 3:37 pm

While Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democratic Party claim to champion immigrant communities and diversity, a recent event in San Diego tells a different story. On Sunday, October 19th, three Chinese American activists were verbally assaulted by a Newsom supporter...

Procedures for Determining Pilot Tariffs

October 24, 2025 2:30 amOctober 24, 2025 6:23 am

Division 5, Chapter 6, Article 2 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with general provisions related to pilotage tariff determinations and Procedures for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section...

California Issued Commercial CDLs to Illegal Alien Truck Drivers

October 23, 2025 6:30 pmOctober 23, 2025 8:16 pm

First there was Harjinder Singh of Stockton, illegally in the U.S., who is the truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn on a Florida turnpike that caused the deadly August crash killing three South Florida residents. “Dashcam footage from...

Committee and Code Acronyms in the California Legislature

October 23, 2025 4:45 pmOctober 23, 2025 4:45 pm

While there are numerous acronyms used in the California Legislature and its legislative process, on official websites and elsewhere, there is prolific use of them for California’s Codes, legislative measures, and the Standing Committees of the Assembly and Senate. They...

Ringside: Oil Extraction Reduces Methane Seepage

October 23, 2025 4:29 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:42 pm

An opinion piece in the Santa Barbara Independent, published last week, heralded the decision by the Santa Barbara County board of supervisors to phase out oil drilling, which as the authors put it, “will save lives, reduce air pollution, and help...

How Prevalent Are Policy Statements in Statute?

October 23, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 23, 2025 2:01 pm

Readers of bills and statutes will regularly come across statements of legislative intent, such as paragraphs that usually begin with either “It is the intent of the Legislature to …” or “The Legislature finds and declares that …” On other...

Hackers, ‘Ghost Students’ and Bots Collect Fraudulent Federal and State Financial Aid

October 23, 2025 11:00 amOctober 24, 2025 2:01 pm

In 2010, President Barack Obama eliminated the federal guaranteed student loan program and nationalized student loans. Prior to this takeover, private lenders offered student loans at low interest rates. The Department of Education effectively became a lending institution and is...