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Coastal Commission Recommends Denial of Huntington Beach Desalinization Plant

April 26, 2022 2:30 amApril 25, 2022 8:31 pm

A California Coastal Commission staff report released on Monday urged the CCC panel to vote against approving the Poseidon Water desalination plant in Huntington Beach, potentially depriving Southern California of a major future source of freshwater. The Poseidon Water project,...

$44 Billion Twitter Sale to Elon Musk Ignites Fears Company May Be Moved Out of San Francisco

April 25, 2022 4:39 pmMay 3, 2022 3:57 am

The purchase of Twitter for $44 billion by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday fueled worry by Twitter employees and others that that the company could be moved out of state, or at least out of San Francisco,...

CA Legislature Ignoring Environmental Laws in State Capitol Renovation and Historic Tree Removal

April 25, 2022 4:26 pmApril 25, 2022 5:03 pm

In September 2020, while the state was still suffering under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oppressive COVID restrictions of lockdowns, and business and school closures, the Joint Legislative Committee on Rules held a hearing on the plans for the $1.2 billion renovation...

Struggling Marymount California University Announces Permanent Closure in August

April 25, 2022 12:38 pm

Marymount California University (MCU), a Rancho Palos Verdes-based private Catholic University, announced during the weekend that it will be closing permanently at the end of August. In a press release, University officials noted that declining enrollment, rising costs, the COVID-19...

2022 CAGOP Convention: Renewed Optimism for California Republicans

April 22, 2022 7:27 pmApril 24, 2022 9:33 am

The 2022 CAGOP Convention opened in Anaheim on Friday. During the first day candidates, delegates, guests and others said one word more than most: Optimism. Amid California facing worsening crime rates, a stagnating state government, low voter turnout, high gas...

Los Angeles County Mask Policy Giving Residents Freedom Whiplash

April 22, 2022 4:25 pmApril 24, 2022 9:33 am

A Florida federal judge ruled on Monday that the Center for Disease Control does not have the authority to issue a mask mandate for air travel, or on public transportation, only one week following the Biden administration extending the air...

Attorney Says Non-Profit Davis Vanguard News Service ‘Continues to Violate’ Despite IRS Complaint

April 22, 2022 10:33 amApril 22, 2022 10:33 am

Current law prohibits political campaign activity by non-profit organizations, charities and churches by defining a 501(c)(3) organization as one “which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of...