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Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athlete Title IX Violations

July 9, 2025 1:29 pmJuly 9, 2025 1:29 pm

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division filed suit against the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) on Wednesday, alleging that they failed to adhere to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and failed...

Bill to Mandate Unmasking of All Law Enforcement Rebuked

July 8, 2025 7:30 pmJuly 8, 2025 7:35 pm

In a series of statements this week, both Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups spoke out against a new bill in the Senate that would ban local, state, and federal law enforcement officers in California from covering their faces when...

Bill to Increase Child Sex Trafficking Punishments Passes Key Senate Committee Vote

July 8, 2025 5:49 pmJuly 8, 2025 5:49 pm

A bill that would increase punishments for purchasing a minor for sex and recriminalize the act of loitering with the intent to purchase sex passed the crucial Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday by a unanimous 6-0 vote, leaving AB 379...

High-Speed Rail’s Ian Choudri Confirms Plans For Private Investment to Bridge $10.2 Billion Funding Gap

July 8, 2025 1:48 pmJuly 8, 2025 1:48 pm

California High-Speed Rail has roughly 11 months to plug a funding gap of between $10.2 billion to $14.2 billion. Back in March, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office told lawmakers that CHSR needs $7 billion in funding by June 2026 or...

Los Angeles Faces Budget Cuts, Layoffs and Interest Borrowing Due to Extraordinary Lawsuit Payouts

July 8, 2025 11:43 amJuly 8, 2025 11:43 am

Los Angeles is facing a city budget deficit of just under $1 billion, due in large part to the extraordinary volume of liability claims stemming from lawsuits against the city. Los Angeles budgeted $100 million in 2025 for liability claims,...

California Department of Education Formally Rejects Title IX Transgender Athlete Resolution Agreement

July 7, 2025 6:15 pmJuly 7, 2025 9:21 pm

The California Department of Education rejected the U.S. Department of Education’s resolution agreement that would have forbidden schools from allowing males from participating in female sports and from occupying female intimate facilities on Monday, with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon...

Musician Tim Myers Announces Run For Lt. Governor In 2026

July 7, 2025 3:52 pmJuly 7, 2025 3:52 pm

In an announcement on Monday, musician and former OneRepublic bassist Tim Myers said that he would be running for Lt. Governor in 2026, with Myers also dropping out of the 41st District House race barely 2 months into his campaign....