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LAUSD Smart Phone Ban Goes Into Effect On Tuesday

February 18, 2025 5:43 pmFebruary 18, 2025 5:43 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District smart phone ban policy went into effect on Tuesday, ending virtually all smart phone and smart device usage while in school for students in grades K-12. For years, cell phones in schools have been...

Is California Driving Oil Biz Out of State to Takeover Oil Refineries?

February 18, 2025 3:05 pmFebruary 20, 2025 10:33 am

California has highest-in-the-nation gas prices and the highest energy costs, which have increased 50% since 2019 according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The blame for the 50% increase in energy costs according to the LAO is California’s “ambitious climate‑related goals,”...

The Impending End of the 2035 Gas-Powered Car Ban Mandate

February 18, 2025 12:43 pmFebruary 18, 2025 12:43 pm

The latest chapter of the battle against California’s 2035 gas-powered car ban began last week following EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin saying that he would subject the agency’s approval of those California regulations to congressional scrutiny. Essentially, all those things former...

LA Mayor Bass Demonstrated that Wildfires Were Not High on her Priorities List

February 18, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 18, 2025 2:46 am

In an NBC interview over the weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass admitted publicly for the first time that her trip to Ghana just before the Southern California wildfires last month was a mistake. Before the fires, Bass demonstrated that...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Officially Announces Bid For Governor

February 17, 2025 2:24 pmFebruary 17, 2025 2:24 pm

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announced on Monday that he would be running for Governor next year, becoming the first major Republican to join the race. Speculation that Bianco, a longtime supporter of Donald Trump and longtime critic of Governor...

How President Trump Can Save Lives and California’s Economy

February 17, 2025 3:00 amFebruary 17, 2025 6:19 am

Within minutes a dam-break at Folsom 20 miles up the American River from Sacramento would drown as many as 500 persons and severely damage California’s economy. Highway escape routes–Interstate 5, Interstate 80 and US Route 50 would be underwater. Over...

Insurance Commissioner Lara To Question State Farm on 22% Rate Increase Justification

February 15, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 15, 2025 2:46 am

In a statement Friday, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that he will be meeting with State Farm Insurance later this month over their proposed 22% emergency rate hike on rental homes, non-rental homes, rental units, and condos, asking them to justify...