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USC Faces Growing $200 Million Deficit in 2025

July 15, 2025 1:15 pmJuly 15, 2025 1:15 pm

University of Southern California (USC) President Beong-Soo Kim announced on Monday that the University was operating at more than a $200 million deficit, becoming the latest California college to face a large shortfall in the 2025 fiscal year. The deficit...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Allow Greater Virtual Representation of Individuals in Trusts

July 15, 2025 6:59 amJuly 15, 2025 6:59 am

As part of his first major block of bill signings this year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law to permit virtual representation of trust beneficiaries who are Minors, Incapacitated, Unborn, or Unknown (MIUUs) to better facilitate their needs....

Misleading: Gov. Newsom Claims CA is 67% Clean Energy Despite State Agencies Reporting Otherwise

July 14, 2025 4:11 pmJuly 14, 2025 4:11 pm

According to new data released on Monday by the California Energy Commission (CEC), 67% of the state’s total energy now comes from clean sources, with hydro and nuclear energy both playing a larger than anticipated role in keeping that figure...

California Losing $3 Billion a Year Over Cap and Trade Auctions

July 14, 2025 3:53 pmJuly 14, 2025 3:59 pm

California’s Cap and Trade program experienced yet another setback on Monday when a new Clean and Prosperous California report found that the state lost $3 billion in revenue over the past year – Or roughly about 1/4th of California’s current...

San Francisco’s Antisemitism Problem: It’s Complicated

July 14, 2025 2:30 amJuly 14, 2025 2:31 am

It is barely summer 2025 and the just-completed San Francisco’s Pride Weekend became the setting for not one but two embarrassing and concerning incidents exposing Mayor Daniel Lurie’s difficultly in leadership. As one of several Jewish elected city officials (his...

California Illegal Immigrant Arrests On The Rise With Renewed Federal West Coast Focus

July 12, 2025 2:45 amJuly 12, 2025 2:46 am

The number of illegal immigrant arrests in California has skyrocketed since June, according to new federal data. Delivering on a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed off on several Executive Orders in January to crack down on illegal immigration and...

Bill to Prevent Streaming Services From Airing Ads That Are Too Loud Continues Rise Through The Assembly

July 11, 2025 2:36 pmJuly 11, 2025 2:36 pm

A bill to prevent video streaming services in California from airing commercial advertisement audio at levels louder than primary video content continued to rise in the Assembly this week, with a full Assembly vote likely to come soon. Senate Bill...