California
Mayor Bass Cancels November in the Name of Democracy
A Republican can’t win, Becerra is already governor, and the remaining issue is Steve Hilton’s accent
Why Every Californian Has a Stake in Keeping Hollywood Home
California risks losing an employment network, a supplier base, and taxable economic activity
Senate GOP Taps Former Justice Gould, Shifts Hobbs Pay-to-Play Probe After Hoffman Scrutiny
Inquiry shifts to Appropriations Committee after scrutiny of Sen. Jake Hoffman’s campaign consulting work
Los Angeles’ Latest Typhus Outbreak: More ‘Medieval’ Conditions
Remember when the California Legislature banned rodenticides in 2020?
DHS Investigating 300,000 Cases of Voter Fraud Using States’ Voter Rolls
California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada opted not to use a new federal citizenship database
California Parents Have to Guess Whether the School Is Socially Transitioning Their Child
A school that socially transitions a minor without the family is practicing medicine without a license and politics without a mandate
John Moorlach: November Statewide General Election Ballot Measures
Sacramento does not need more debt – and government agencies are not efficient with your tax dollars
Credit Card Disclosures
Section 1748.10 names this act as the “Areias Credit Card Full Disclosure Act of 1986
Gov. Newsom Claims He’s Offering Utility Bill Relief as California Utilities Are Up 30%
Millions of households receiving an average of $75 this summer
Aaron Ford’s Path to the Nevada Governor’s Mansion Runs Through ActBlue And Airports
Governor Lombardo has $9.2 million in the bank; AG Ford has $2.6 million and a boarding pass
California Avocado Growers Warn Cartel Influence Reaches U.S. Marketplace
An America First food policy should put American farmers first
Contingencies in California Legislation
There are three contingencies that can be set forth in legislation in this state
Gay Magazine Forces out a Board Member for a MAGA Hat
A Republican donor vibe, a joke at the expense of the pronoun liturgy, and insufficient hatred of Donald Trump
Poll: Majority of Democrats Would Cheer a Military Coup Against Trump; Nearly One-Third Support Assassination
That logic is familiar from Marxist-Leninist practice: opponents are not voters to defeat, but barriers to liquidate
Jon Voight Is About to Make Hollywood Say Thank You to Donald Trump
The only remaining question is whether the people who would benefit most would rather stay righteous or stay employed
Meaning of Language in Instruments
Deals with ascertaining the meaning of language used in an instrument
Russia’s Diesel Problem is Now Ours: ‘Russia Has Lost Control of its Diesel Oil Industry due to its War with Ukraine’
The average price for a gallon of diesel in California is $8.43
My HOA Just Out-Governed the State of California
This is subsidiarity doing what it is supposed to do
Taxpayers on the Hook for Gavin Newsom’s Security on the Campaign Trail
This use of $20 million of state money to aid his presidential campaign is obviously controversial
Rideshare Driver Charged With Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting Underage Girl Was Released After Arizona Border Crossing, DHS Say
Guinean national Abdoulaye Dia, previously arrested in New York on sex-abuse charges, is accused of attacking an underage Empower passenger; police say there may be additional victims
Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets
Probate Code provides the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Tahoe Officials Face a Cluster of Criminal Cases Across the State Line
A former South Lake Tahoe mayor faces federal wire fraud, a Douglas County trustee is charged with embezzling school-club funds, and the sitting mayor starts a Nevada jail term
Paramount Receives Go-Ahead to Buy Warner Bros Discovery
Last month, David Ellison told executives he would commence moving Paramount out of the state unless Attorney General Bonta agrees to settle the antitrust suit blocking the Warner Bros. by October 1st
Lombardo Executive Order Puts Guardrails on Data Centers After Ford-Authored 2015 Giveaway
Ford co-sponsored the 2015 abatement law with no energy or water guardrails; Lombardo’s EO requires full school taxes and no cost-shifting to ratepayers
Freedom of the Press or Freedom From the Press? Trump Bans ‘Fake News’ From White House
‘The three corporate outlets are well known for advancing hoaxes and giving unquestioning favorable coverage to Democrats, tantamount to in-kind political donations’
Bringing Back Private Practice: A Fantastic Progress Report
YOU are a personal healthcare system, and society is no healthier than the people who make it up
AI Kill-Switch Folly
California may police what happens, but may not write the operating system for a product that exists for the entire country
The Bullet Train to Nowhere Made Great Time to the Nightclub
Fifteen years of a megaproject with no independent cop on the beat, in a state where the governing party hasn’t faced a real check at the ballot box in my adult lifetime
California’s Online Violence Prevention Act
Defines the terms ‘content,’ ‘social media platform,’ ‘public or semipublic internet-based service or application,’ ‘user,’ and ‘violent post’
Newsom Signs Bill Barring Out-of-State National Guard Deployments into CA
Because we don’t want military help with our riots?
Understanding Implied Versus Express Rulemaking Authority in California
Express delegation obviously occurs when the Legislature clearly sets forth its delegated authority to an agency
Arizona Medicaid Fraud Cases Trace More Than $102 Million in Billing to Native American Program
Federal prosecutors announced a 14-year sentence in one scheme and an 11-count indictment alleging a second
Richard Pan Campaign Built on Explicit Lies
politicians like Richard Pan resort to lying when they cannot sell voters on their experience or their policies—or when they have no policies to sell
Arizona Senate Launches Hobbs ‘Pay-to-Play’ Investigation, Seeks Testimony From Governor and AG Mayes
September 29 hearing planned as lawmakers seek records from the attorney general’s investigation, which ended without criminal charges
Gavin Newsom Has COVID ‘Regrets’: Here is His Long List of COVID Tyranny
Gavin Newsom only expresses regret when his past actions and authoritarian decisions get in the way of his ambitious future
Can a Tax Levy Be in a Non-Tax Bill?
There was a bill that amended a section in the Business and Professions Code that affected a licensed profession
Gavin Newsom to Take Action on AI ‘Safety’ Before Leaving Office over ‘AI’s Potential Risks to Humanity’
Democrats are now realizing that AI is being used to reveal all of their fraud, and at breakneck speed
2026 Letters to the Assembly Daily Journal
The following chart lists the letters submitted to the Assembly Daily Journal during the 2026 Legislative Session
The FBI’s New Moral Standard: Apparently, There Isn’t One
Victims deserve mercy; Federal power demands character
What Are California’s State Holidays?
There are twenty-three designated holidays in this state
Gavin Newsom Says Capitalism Isn’t Working’ – Because His Wealth Was Subsidized
Newsom even lives in a $9.1 million home in Marin County that his in-laws purchased
Von Wilpert Claims Stewardship as San Diego Residents Hit Potholes and Sue Over Trash Fees
San Diego’s pavement score fell to 63 and a promised $23–$29 trash fee climbed as high as $47.59 while she chaired the infrastructure committee and now runs for Congress
DOJ Sues San Jose Over $1,600 Concealed Carry Fee: ‘An Unconstitutional Tax on the Second Amendment’
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon takes the City of San Jose to court after officials priced ordinary residents out of the right to bear arms
Spencer Pratt Drops Video Showing Palisades Reservoir Still Bone Dry
Nearly two years after the Palisades Fire, Pratt says a torn tarp still leaves the 117-million-gallon reservoir empty under Mayor Bass
Charlie Kirk’s Family Upset Over the ‘Stunning Failures’ of Utah Valley University’s Security — and Rightfully So
Why the Kirk family has every right to be angry over what it describes as the university’s colossal security failure
Ringside: The Energy and Water Footprint of AI
We can enact smart regulations that empower the industry to thrive and set a positive example to the world, or we can drive it away to more welcoming states and nations
Identity Theft
A person must establish that they are a victim of identity theft by a preponderance of the evidence
Arizona Democrats Intervene In Case Of Deported Convict Arrested In Equatorial Guinea
Rep. Adelita Grijalva and Sen. Mark Kelly sought information after local authorities reportedly detained Ahmed Soliman at an undisclosed location
DOJ Uncovers $75 Million Funneled Through LAHSA After CFO, CEO and Mayor Bass Quit
HUD Secretary Turner: ‘LAHSA has received a billion dollars of taxpayer money over 5 years with zero results’
Unique Aspects of California’s Legislative Process
Here are a few of those sections that I wanted to highlight
Paramount to Leave California According to L.A. Mayor Office
While Paramount’s reported plans to leave California appear uncertain at the moment, Bonta’s antitrust suit is a deal breaker
Randy Villegas Cements Socialist Ties With Joint Fundraising Committee for Michigan DSA Founder
Joint fund with Michigan socialist matches Villegas’s dissertation, not the mechanic ads
The Intersectionality of Solar, Oil and Housing
Santa Barbara County is helping to sabotage the efforts of several cities seeking to expand their boundaries to meet state mandates for housing
Jay Leno’s Law Signed, Providing Smog Check Exemptions for Classic Cars
Environmental concerns in last year’s bill apparently died with the bill
Macklemore Hijacked Ed Sheeran’s Stadium Tour But Reality Bit Back
That is not a concert – that is a rally with better lighting
Employment Agencies and Counseling
Deals with employment agencies, employment counseling, and job listing services act
Operation Cradle to Grift: DOJ Charges 12 Foreign-Born Defendants in $10M San Diego ‘Ghost Daycare’ Fraud
Each defendant allegedly collected between $538,000 and $1.2 million over periods ranging from months to years
Assembly Republicans Demand State Controller’s Audit Records
‘The Constitution did not create a Controller so Sacramento could pay first and ask questions never’
Digital Age Assurance Act
Requires an operating system provider to do three specified actions
Alleged AZ Corrections Officer Accused Of Sinaloa Cartel Arms Trafficking Arrested With 5,445 Rounds Near US Border
The woman had unverified credentials on her person identifying her as Yanet Dowden, a ‘Level II correctional officer,’ with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry
Gavin Newsom has Talarico Moment with Phony Fly Fishing Stunt
If the boot doesn’t fit, you probably should not force your foot into it
SCOTUS Blocks Trump USPS Mail-Ballot Security Rule for Midterms, Citing Timing
Kavanaugh says the rule may be lawful, just ‘too late’ for 2026; Thomas and Alito dissent
California’s Energy Problem Is Now a National Security Problem
When we import fuel from out of state or across the world, we make ourselves vulnerable to supply disruptions caused by wars and natural disasters
Paramount’s California Exit Threat Is Not a Hypothetical and Will Cause Real Economic Woes
California stands to lose between 28,990 and 57,980 full-time jobs
A Kamala River Runs Through Newsom’s 2028 Presidential Campaign
While fly fishing with Jake Tapper, Newsom admits he’d bow out of 2028 if Harris runs
Trump EPA To Repeal Carbon Rules for US Coal and Gas Power Plants
‘The Biden-Harris Administration’s anti-coal regulations sought to regulate out of existence this vital sector of our energy economy’
For Sales Tax Rates, How High is Too High?
If both Bay Area measures pass, residents of Pacifica will see their rate rise from 9.875% to an eye-popping 11.375%
San Francisco and Santa Clara Join Mamdani Suit to Block Trump’s Public Charge Green Card Rule
New York’s socialist mayor is leading the city-county coalition; California’s attorney general is co-leading the parallel state case as the rule takes effect Friday
Civil Rights Don’t Get a California Exemption
A federally funded school district in Oakland doesn’t get to read the Fourteenth Amendment differently than a district in Boise or Biloxi
Arizona’s Colorado River Cuts Echo the Parker Dam War
New river cuts hit Arizona hardest—90 years after the National Guard stopped Parker Dam
US DOJ Criminal Investigation Into Gov Newsom’s International Travel and Personal Spending
Many donors are simultaneously regulated, seeking permits, negotiating compacts, or fighting bills the governor can sign or veto
Consumer Contract Awareness
The Civil Code contains the Consumer Contract Awareness Act of 1990