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Sen. Scott Wiener’s Progressive Agenda: Bad for the Business Climate

July 20, 2023 2:45 amJuly 20, 2023 2:46 am

California State Senator Scott Wiener just sent out a legislative update in a campaign donation request letter, touting his progressive agenda. His constituents may enjoy his leftist proclivities, but the rest of the state, the business community, the agriculture community,...

Santa Barbara Ambulance Controversy Exposé

July 19, 2023 2:53 pmJuly 19, 2023 3:08 pm

Did the county of Santa Barbara prematurely and covertly purchase $3.6 million of ambulances while the county fire department was still locked in a bid competition against American Medical Response for an exclusive countywide ambulance service contract? The answer is...

LA County Unveils New Limited Cash Bail Policy

July 19, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 19, 2023 2:24 pm

Los Angeles County unveiled a new cash bail policy expected to come into effect this fall that would effectively end all cash bail for defendants accused of misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. For several years, California and many counties have been...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Adds Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming To State Travel Ban

July 19, 2023 1:44 pmJuly 19, 2023 2:19 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week that 3 new states would be added to California’s state travel ban list due to recent laws restricting transgender students from participating in school athletics that are not part of their original gender:...

Repeat Sex Offender Will Be Released as ‘Transient’ in Placer County

July 19, 2023 7:42 amJuly 20, 2023 3:26 pm

In March, the Globe reported on a sexually violent predator who was being released for the second time from prison. And he was going to be released to another county rather than his home county, as the law requires. We...

In-N-Out Bans Employees From Wearing Masks In Most States

July 18, 2023 4:37 pmJuly 18, 2023 4:37 pm

Irvine-based fast food restaurant In-N-Out unveiled through a memo this week that the chain will ban employees from wearing masks at locations in every state but California and Oregon, becoming one of the first major restaurant chains to formally end...

UC Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies Launches Journal

July 18, 2023 4:21 pmJuly 18, 2023 4:22 pm

Okay, I know what you’re thinking: all of Berkeley is one giant leftist science experiment so of course they have to study the “right wing” as if peering at Ebola under a microscope. And “Why don’t they have a center...