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LAUSD Vote Tuesday for District-Wide Student Cell Phone Ban

June 17, 2024 5:05 pmJune 17, 2024 5:09 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District is to vote on a district-wide school hours cell phone ban on Tuesday, with the policy coming into effect by January 2025 if successful. For years, cell phones in schools have been a growing...

Bill to Ban E-Bike Speed Capacity Devices Moves Up In Legislature

June 17, 2024 12:20 pmJune 17, 2024 12:20 pm

A bill that would ban the selling of devices or products that can modify the speed capacity for an electric bike (e-bike) continued to gain steam in the state legislature in the past week, with the bill even moving past...

Chef Andrew Gruel: Fixing Southern California’s Small Business Climate

June 17, 2024 2:45 amJune 17, 2024 2:46 am

The old saying, “As California goes, so goes the nation” has become an ominous warning for the rest of America. Progressive policies implemented by a supermajority in the Legislature and a sycophantic governor who believes he is destined to become...

Riley’s Heritage Farm Stands Firm in the Cancel Culture Storm; Wins Victory in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

June 16, 2024 10:00 amJune 16, 2024 10:01 am

As we approach the final stretch of the four-year reign of the Master of Disaster, also known as Joe Biden, we owe it to ourselves to raise above the mire of The Swamp and celebrate the good news when we...

CARB Clean Boat Emissions Override Bill Passes Senate Transportation Committee

June 16, 2024 2:45 amJune 16, 2024 2:46 am

Both Republicans and Democrats have given support for a bill to override a recent California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandate, bringing about two rarities in the Capitol: A bipartisan environmental bill, and a Democrat-supported bill that opposes CARB regulations. Assembly Bill...

Schiff Leads Garvey By Virtually the Same Numbers In Latest Senate Poll

June 15, 2024 9:00 amJune 15, 2024 9:01 am

The Public Policy Institute of California released a new statewide survey on Thursday, finding that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) continues to lead former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) in polls by virtually the same amount as previous polls, 62% to...

Less Than Half of Californians Approve of Gov. Newsom, and the Legislature, a New PPIC Poll Finds

June 15, 2024 3:55 amJune 17, 2024 7:04 am

Less than half approve of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California legislature, and their own legislators, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll finds. “Gavin Newsom is by far the most unpopular Governor in America,” California Congressman Kevin Kiley noted...