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Trump Admin Clamps Down on Hackers, ‘Ghost Students’ and Bots Fraudulently Collecting Federal and State Financial Aid

May 17, 2026 9:20 amMay 18, 2026 5:02 pm

In 2010, President Barack Obama eliminated the federal guaranteed student loan program and nationalized student loans. Prior to this takeover, private lenders offered student loans at low interest rates. The Department of Education effectively became a lending institution and is...

114-Year Old Coca-Cola Bottling Plant to Close in Ventura, CA

May 15, 2026 4:12 pmMay 15, 2026 4:12 pm

The regional bottler and distributor for Coca-Cola in Southern California, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, is closing its Ventura, California facility on July 10, 2026, after 114 years of operations. This will affect 85 employees, with operations shifting to other Southern California...

High-Speed Rail Shuffle: Bay Area Cronies Board the Boondoggle While the Central Valley Gets the Shaft

May 15, 2026 8:00 amMay 15, 2026 8:01 am

Fresno developer Tom Richards spent sixteen years trying to steer California’s high-speed rail project toward something resembling a real outcome. Last week he stepped down as board chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Governor Gavin Newsom’s response: appoint two...

SAG-AFTRA Draws a Hard Line on AI: New Contract Protects Real Actors’ Jobs and Production Authenticity

May 15, 2026 7:00 amMay 15, 2026 7:01 am

Hollywood’s biggest union just delivered a reality check to the tech-hyped dream of replacing flesh-and-blood performers with silicon simulations. In the tentative 2026 TV/Theatrical contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, SAG-AFTRA negotiators secured ironclad limits on...

Gavin Newsom and California Democrats Are Doubling Down on Their Government Failure

May 14, 2026 8:54 amMay 14, 2026 10:23 am

California is a textbook case of government failure. Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s Democrats are doubling down on their failure, corruption, addiction to spending, and ridiculous programs, further destroying the quality of life in the once greatest state in...

Reed Hastings: Bankrolling California’s Progressives… and Now, He’s Eyeing Newsom’s White House Run

May 13, 2026 3:13 pmMay 13, 2026 3:13 pm

Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, and his wife, philanthropist Patricia “Patty” Quillin, have emerged as two of California’s most generous – and ideologically consistent – political donors. Hastings built a fortune transforming a humble DVD-by-mail...

Only in California: New Bill Claims Climate Change Impacts Gender

May 13, 2026 1:45 pmMay 14, 2026 11:34 am

Climate change now impacts genders? According to State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), Climate change impacts gender. And according to Dr. Nancy L. Cohen of the Gender Equity Policy Institute, “Women bear the brunt of climate change.” “Climate emergencies don’t...