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DOJ Launches Investigation Into California State Law on Transgender Athletes Competing In Women’s Sports

May 29, 2025 3:00 amMay 29, 2025 3:01 am

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Wednesday that it sent letters of legal notice to Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, Jurupa Unified School District, and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) that...

San Francisco Mayor Lurie To Spare SFPD, Other Public Safety From Budget Cuts

May 28, 2025 1:19 pmMay 28, 2025 1:20 pm

According to an updated San Francisco city budget plan on Tuesday, several city agencies will get to avoid the 15% mandatory cuts meant to eliminate the $876 million budget deficit, with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), San Francisco Fire...

Three Insufferable Talking Heads Bring On $8 Per Gallon Gasoline!

May 28, 2025 2:55 amMay 28, 2025 10:34 am

The phrase “talking head” has become slang for a person whose talk is empty and pretentious. Accordingly, allow me to introduce you to three talking heads who are doing their part to ensure gas prices on the Central Coast and...

California ‘No Tax On Tips’ Bill Halted in Senate Committee

May 28, 2025 2:45 amMay 28, 2025 2:46 am

A bill that would create a California state income tax deduction for tips was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee over the weekend, being one of over 400 pieces of legislation being sent to the Suspense File. Senate Bill 17,...

California Finally Alters Policy Allowing Biological Men to Compete in Women’s Sports Following Threats of Funding Cuts

May 27, 2025 5:20 pmMay 27, 2025 5:20 pm

In a surprise move altering their policy allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced Tuesday that they will now allow girls to compete, who would have otherwise qualified for a state track and...

New Study Reports California Leads the Country in Most Moved-Out-of Cities

May 27, 2025 2:31 pmMay 27, 2025 2:31 pm

According to a new study by the moving and storage company Pods, seven of the top twenty cities in the country where people are moving out of are in California, with Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area being...

Not All Aboard: The Growing Divide of 2026 California Gubernatorial Candidates On High-Speed Rail

May 27, 2025 2:45 amMay 27, 2025 2:46 am

Ever since the passage of Proposition 1A in 2008 that officially kickstarted California High-Speed Rail (CHSR), every Governor has been a massive supporter of the project. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fought for funding of the project. Former Governor Jerry Brown...