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Leno’s Law Bill That Removes Smog Check Requirements For Classic Cars Passes Senate

June 5, 2025 5:16 pmJune 5, 2025 5:16 pm

A bill that would remove all smog check requirements for cars that are 35 years or older was passed by the Senate this week following several amendments being tacked onto the bill. Senate Bill 712, authored by Senator Shannon Grove...

San Diego City Council Passes Major Parking Increases In 5-2 Vote

June 4, 2025 4:48 pmJune 4, 2025 4:53 pm

The San Diego City Council passed sweeping city parking changes this week, with street parking costs expected to go up as a result. According to the new rules okayed by the City Council, the city will institute dynamic pricing, which...

Senate Kills Bill that Would Have Repealed 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

June 4, 2025 1:00 pmJune 4, 2025 1:30 pm

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate on Wednesday...

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Releases Report Exposing No Viable Path Forward for California’s High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

June 4, 2025 10:00 amJune 4, 2025 12:37 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation just released a report Wednesday revealing that California’s High-Speed Rail project is in default of its federal grant agreements and has no viable path to completion – and not a moment too soon as the...

$700K High-Speed Rail Study Bill Passes Senate

June 4, 2025 2:47 amJune 4, 2025 2:48 am

A bill that would commission a study on potential commercial and residential economic development opportunities along the California High Speed Rail (CHSR) corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco was passed by the Senate on Monday despite significant opposition against...

President Trump’s Stark 25th Amendment Warning on Joe Biden’s Cognitive Condition and VP Kamala Harris’ Constitutional Obligatory Failure

June 3, 2025 3:14 pmJune 3, 2025 3:14 pm

On January 12, 2021, then-President Donald J. Trump issued a stark warning: “The 25th Amendment is of zero risk to me, but will come back to haunt Joe Biden and the Biden administration. As the expression goes, “Be careful what...

AG Rob Bonta’s ‘Forced Reset Triggers’ Remain Illegal Under CA Law Despite DOJ Deal Ending Ban

June 3, 2025 2:01 pmJune 3, 2025 2:01 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that he has issued another law enforcement bulletin that “forced reset triggers” (FRTs) remain illegal under California law, despite the Trump Justice Department deal that ends the ban. Forced reset triggers, which are...