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New Poll Finds Half of All Californians Now Considering a GOP Candidate For Governor 2026

March 24, 2025 1:13 pmMarch 24, 2025 1:13 pm

A new David Wolfson/Madison McQueen poll released this week found that nearly half of all Californians are now considering voting for a Republican for Governor in 2026, a significant boost up from the 40.8% garnered by then Senator Brian Dahle...

Bill to Make Suppliers Responsible For Collection, Recycling Of EV Batteries Proceeds in Senate

March 22, 2025 3:24 pmMarch 24, 2025 12:44 pm

A bill that would require EV battery suppliers to fund the collection and recycling system for batteries in electric vehicles gained traction in the Senate this week, with the first committee meeting set for April 2nd. Senate Bill 615, authored...

RFK Jr. Running Mate Nicole Shanahan Announces She Will Not Run For Governor

March 21, 2025 5:35 pmMarch 22, 2025 1:03 pm

Attorney and the running mate of Robert Kennedy Jr. in the 2024 Presidential election Nicole Shanahan announced on The Steve Hilton Show Friday that she will not be running for Governor of California in 2026, ending months of speculation. “I...

What Gov. Newsom Is Thinking With ‘This Is Gavin Newsom’ Podcast

March 21, 2025 1:44 pmMarch 22, 2025 8:37 am

By now, the majority of Californians have at least some knowledge of Gavin Newsom’s latest podcast “This is Gavin Newsom.” Polls have found that well over 50% of voters know of it, which is really saying something considering that under...

Appeals Court Finds California’s Large Capacity Magazine Ban Doesn’t Violate 2nd Amendment

March 21, 2025 2:55 amMarch 21, 2025 2:56 am

An en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday that California’s large-capacity magazine ban, which bars firearm magazines from holding 10 rounds or more, does not violate the 2nd Amendment. According...

Quiz on California Local Governments

March 21, 2025 2:30 amMarch 21, 2025 2:31 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s local governments. Below are the questions, followed by the answers. California’s local governments consist of just counties and cities. Local governments in this state are created by statutes that have been...

University of California Ends Use of Diversity Statements in Hiring Faculty

March 20, 2025 5:00 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:57 pm

The University of California announced late on Wednesday that they would be ending the requirement that diversity statements be used in hiring, becoming the latest move away from diversity-based hiring and applying measures at the UC system. According to a...