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California DAs Want State Prison Officials to Explain Early Release of Violent Criminals

November 4, 2022 2:50 amNovember 3, 2022 9:32 pm

The California District Attorneys Association wants the state prison system to explain why it is releasing violent prisoners who haven’t earned sufficient rehabilitation credits early from prison. In some cases, they have re-offended and committed even more serious crimes, the...

UC Hastings Files Motion of Dismissal for Suit Trying to Block College Name Change

November 4, 2022 2:30 amNovember 4, 2022 7:08 am

A lawsuit seeking to overturn the renaming of the University of California Hastings College of the Law to the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, was challenged in court this week by University officials, saying that overturning...

COSMOS: The Next Generation of STEM Leaders

November 3, 2022 2:29 pmNovember 9, 2022 1:05 pm

Innovation. Tech wizardry. Pushing the boundaries of the future. For years, that’s what California was known for around the world. While there may be a debate about how true that still holds, there can be no debate that the COSMOS summer science...

The Empty Home Tax, Snoops and Snitches

November 3, 2022 3:15 amNovember 2, 2022 8:24 pm

Some city leaders in California are so ravenous for more revenue and the power to redistribute the lucre for subsidized housing boondoggles and homeless camps, that they are pushing to impose double taxation on residents and empowering snoops and snitches...

Politicized Education Explains Steep Academic Declines and Big Achievement Gaps in California

November 3, 2022 2:50 amNovember 2, 2022 7:49 pm

Public education in California has reached a crisis point. While it is true that the Golden State has consistently trailed behind other states in standardized test scores, latest results for 2022 from the Nation’s Report Card show further declines in reading and...

California Doctors Sue Gov. Newsom and Medical Board over New Law Censoring Medical Advice

November 2, 2022 4:33 pmNovember 2, 2022 4:39 pm

California surgeon Dr. Peter Mazolewski says the purpose of Assembly Bill 2098 by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) is to circumvent due process against doctors over “Covid misinformation conduct.” AB 2098 will punish physicians and surgeons for “unprofessional conduct” for advocating for the potential...

The Cesspool Politics of Los Angeles

November 2, 2022 11:30 amNovember 2, 2022 10:51 am

In less than two weeks, voters in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to select a new mayor and nine of the 15 members of the city council. A positive outcome is unlikely. The cards are stacked. It’s reasonable to...