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President Trump Invokes Emergency Law to Restart California Offshore Oil

March 14, 2026 12:25 pmMarch 16, 2026 4:25 pm

President Donald J. Trump has the authority to restart an oil pipeline project off the Santa Barbara coast by invoking the Defense Production Act, the Department of Justice said last week in a legal opinion, to override California laws blocking...

Ringside: Why Data Centers Will Create Electricity Abundance

March 12, 2026 4:00 amMarch 12, 2026 4:01 am

There is concern that the energy requirements of data centers will consume so much electricity that demand will overwhelm supply. While this is certainly a possible outcome, the actual impact may have the opposite effect. For starters, while the total...

Hospice Fraud Explodes in California After State ‘Crackdown’: 742 Flagged Providers, $105 Million Overbilled, and Ghost Offices

March 11, 2026 4:38 pmJuly 24, 2026 3:06 am

In a damning new investigation titled “Hospice Fraud: Ground Zero in Los Angeles,” CBS News has exposed widespread fraud plaguing California’s hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County, where hundreds of providers exhibit multiple red flags of abuse despite state...

Iran Plots Drone Strike on California: FBI Warns of Retaliation Amid Operation Epic Fury

March 11, 2026 12:34 pmMarch 11, 2026 4:59 pm

This article has been updated to reflect the latest reaction law enforcement and intel officials, per CBS news. An FBI intelligence bulletin has warned California law enforcement of an alleged Iranian plan to launch a surprise drone attack from an...

Why California Has an Oil and Gas Crisis… and China’s Involvement

March 11, 2026 8:00 amMarch 11, 2026 2:26 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is destroying the state’s oil and gas industry, and it appears to be deliberate. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history. Just this...

Yamaha Leaving California for Business-Friendly, Crime-Free Kennesaw Georgia

March 10, 2026 12:00 pmMarch 13, 2026 11:52 am

Another large business is leaving California. Yamaha says “Sayonara” to Governor Gavin Newsom after 50 years in the once-Golden State. “Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has decided to relocate its U.S. group company, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (“YMUS”), currently...

Nevada’s Mail Ballots Shipped to Scandal-Plagued Arizona Firm for Election ‘Processing’

March 10, 2026 10:12 amMarch 11, 2026 5:01 pm

A stunning investigation has exposed a major breach in election security: Clark County’s mail-in ballots from Nevada were outsourced to Runbeck Election Services’ facility in Maricopa County, Arizona, where they were allegedly commingled with Arizona ballots (and other western states)...