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California Gas Prices Remain Highest in the Country: Average is $4.62 Per Gallon

October 22, 2025 11:00 amOctober 22, 2025 12:08 pm

As of 2025, California’s total gas taxes and fees amount to approximately $1.15 per gallon, which includes state excise taxes, local sales taxes, and various fees. The state excise tax alone is currently around 59.6 cents per gallon, with additional...

San Diego Surf School Owner Sues Over California State Beaches Monopolizing Surf Instruction

October 22, 2025 10:46 amOctober 22, 2025 12:12 pm

California state beaches are supposed to belong to the public. So should government bureaucrats really have unbridled power to crimp commercial activity on them? San Diego surf school owner Helina Beck apparently does not think so. Beck wants to teach...

Greenberg: Seven times Newsom Crushed Voters’ Will

October 22, 2025 2:45 amOctober 22, 2025 2:46 am

Governor Newsom portrays himself a “progressive champion,” yet his tenure reveals a disturbing pattern of executive overreach that undermines the democratic will of our state’s voters. Promising bold leadership, he has instead prioritized personal ideology over ballot-box mandates, overriding voter-approved...

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Accident Liability Protection for Vessels

October 22, 2025 2:30 amOctober 22, 2025 2:31 am

In the Harbors and Navigation Code, Division 3, Chapter 5, Article 2.9, it deals with accident liability protection for the operation and equipment of vessels. Section 759 provides definitions for the following terms: “company,” “division,” “for-hire vessel,” and “for-hire vessel company.”...

Phonics-Based Instruction is Back; When Did Phonics Leave the California Classroom?

October 21, 2025 3:00 pmOctober 21, 2025 3:01 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 1454 to bring phonics-based instruction back into elementary and middle schools. Assembly Bill 1454 was passed unanimously by both houses of the California Legislature, which speaks volumes. Previous attempts to bring Phonics back...

How Many Bills Could We See in the 2026 Session?

October 21, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 21, 2025 2:01 pm

As we know, last December, the California State Assembly and Senate, in their respective house rules, reduced the limit on bill introductions by legislators for the biennium session. How will these limits impact 2026 bill introductions in the California Legislature?...

Did CA Democrats Manipulate Prop 50 Maps For Political Insiders?

October 21, 2025 12:36 pmOctober 22, 2025 4:46 pm

Editor’s note: This article has been edited to include a comment from Rivas’ campaign spokesperson Elizabeth Ashford. As Governor Gavin Newsom and California Democrats try to “Trump Proof” California through his $300 million Prop 50 pet project, and Attorney General...