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Bill to Protect New Owners Of Used Vehicles From Liability and Penalties Passes Senate

May 30, 2025 3:05 amMay 30, 2025 3:06 am

A bill that aims to shield new owners of used vehicles from having to pay back registration fees or penalties owed by the previous owner passed out of the Senate on Thursday, moving it to be discussed and voted on...

EDD Updates Continue With Modernized Disability Benefits Application

May 30, 2025 2:45 amMay 30, 2025 2:46 am

The Employment Development Department (EDD) released a new online application for disability benefits this week, modernizing the agency following years of complaints over the previous longer, more complicated system. Since the beginning of the decade, the EDD has rapidly modernized...

Katie Porter And Public Transit: How Her Post On X Exposed Much Larger Problems

May 29, 2025 1:30 pmMay 29, 2025 1:30 pm

For nearly a week, a huge question has been raised of former Congresswoman and current Gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter: Does she have any idea how trains or public transit works? That concern comes from an X post last week where...

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...

Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Incompetence: Which Will Bring Armageddon?

May 29, 2025 2:30 amMay 29, 2025 2:31 am

The rise of artificial intelligence should have marked a new frontier in innovation, productivity, and security. Instead, it’s beginning to look more like the opening act of a high-tech cautionary tale. As AI advances in sophistication, it’s not ushering in...

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...

In California, the Tail is Wagging the Dog on Biological Men in Women’s Sports

May 28, 2025 12:08 pmMay 28, 2025 12:08 pm

Tuesday President Donald Trump announced that California’s current policy of allowing biological males to compete in girls sports against girls, will result in significant cuts in federal funding if California continues to resist the President’s executive order banning biological men...