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Pacific Legal Foundation Files Federal Lawsuit Over Oil Setback Law Banning Owners from Accessing Resources in their Mineral Estate

January 28, 2026 2:19 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:47 pm

NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced Wednesday they filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1137, the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue violates the constitutional rights of oil and gas...

This Thanksgiving, Thank a Republican Farmer

December 1, 2025 12:21 pmDecember 1, 2025 12:23 pm

Apart from tech, agriculture reigns supreme in the state of California, with a whopping $61.2 billion in annual receipts, according to the California Dept of Food and Agriculture, a peculiar political harvest trend has taken root. Forget the old red...

Sen Marie Alvarado-Gil Urges Veto Override by Legislature for Gov. Newsom’s Failure to Protect Firefighters

October 9, 2025 5:03 pmOctober 9, 2025 5:06 pm

California State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) urged her colleagues in the California Legislature to override Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of AB 1309 by Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon), would have required the state to pay rank-and-file Cal Fire firefighters within 15...

Rep Gray Refuses to Comment on CA Redistricting, Attempts to Block Constituent’s Recording

August 25, 2025 3:58 pmAugust 25, 2025 4:16 pm

In a video shared online, Democratic Congressman Adam Grey (CD-13) is seen blocking a constituent’s phone to stop his recording and evaded answering if he supports Governor Gavin Newsom’s and California Democrats’ plan to “temporarily” redistrict California into a permanent...

Ringside: Saving California’s Rural Water Users

May 8, 2025 7:05 amMay 8, 2025 7:05 am

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are financial, IT, and services, at...

13th House District Race Between Duarte, Gray Within 351 Votes With 98% Of The Vote In

November 21, 2024 1:21 pmNovember 21, 2024 4:31 pm

The 13th Congressional District race between Congressman John Duarte (R-CA) and former Assemblyman Adam Gray (D) continues to be the last of two remaining undecided House races, with Duarte holding a small 351 vote lead with only about 5,000 uncounted...

Duarte Close to Victory in Close House District 13 Race

November 14, 2024 2:45 amNovember 14, 2024 2:46 am

Two years ago, a little known pistachio farmer and businessman from Modesto named John Duarte managed to get a surprise victory in California’s 13th Congressional District, defeating then-Assem. blyman Adam Gray by 564 votes. It was the closest House election...