California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a sweeping package of what he called the country’s “most aggressive” climate measures to “accelerate the state’s transition” to non-conventional energy sources. The package includes 40 bills that appear to provide new green rules on laws related to things ranging from large-scale industry to the family home and…
California Governor Signs ‘Most Aggressive’ Package of Green Laws
Why ‘Leaving California’ Is Rapidly Growing in Popularity
Terry Gilliam, founder of the Facebook groups “Leaving California” and “Life After California,” has garnered more than 250,000 members combined who are looking to join the thousands fleeing the state or who have already left. Since the first group was started in 2018, he said the groups have been rapidly gaining more members. “I believe a…
Who Owns the California State Legislature?
Commentary There is only one answer to this question: Public sector unions. Anyone who argues otherwise is either misinformed or has a personal or professional motivation to delude themselves and others. Before offering evidence of the financial power of public sector unions, consider the power these unions wield that is not explicitly financial. These unions…
Minimum Wage Increase Will Crush California’s Small Business: President of ‘The Huey Report’
California is seeing a substantial exodus of residents to places like Idaho, Florida, and Texas. Craig Huey, president of The Huey Report, said that California government policies are crushing small businesses and that the new minimum wage increase will only make things worse. “It was the land of opportunity and a land of sparking new innovations…
‘The Detransition Diaries’: Film Explores the Lives of Ex-transgender Women
A new film featuring three ex-transgender women hopes to shed more light on the rapidly growing trend of transgenderism that is increasingly affecting young girls and women. Jennifer Lahl, a former nurse and an independent film producer based in California, believes the “powerful testimonies” of these “detransitioners” about their gender confusion, doubt, and regret will…
Gov. Newsom OKs CARE Act to Put Severely Mentally Ill People Into Treatment
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act into law Sept. 14, creating California’s first court-mandated mental health and substance abuse treatment program for those with severe mental illness or drug addiction. “With folks that are struggling with [being on the] schizophrenia spectrum, with psychosis disorders, they need help, they need…
Absurd California Bill Would Ban Rap Lyrics at Trials
Commentary Sometimes you wonder if anyone is serious in the California Legislature. On Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature or veto sits Assembly Bill 2799, introduced by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles). It passed unanimously in both the Assembly and Senate, with no Republican opposition. It would ban rap lyrics being used by prosecutors at…
California Teachers Union Conducted Research Targeting Parent Group, Emails Show
Recent emails that were revealed through a public records request show that California Teachers Association (CTA) conducted opposition research targeting Parent Association, a grassroots parent group that worked to get schools reopened during pandemic lockdowns. Opposition research is the practice of collecting information on a political opponent or other adversary that can be used to…
California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Law Violations
California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust and unfair competition laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites. The 84-page lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court mirrors another complaint filed last year by the District of…
12-Year-Old Boy Charged in Shooting at California School
OAKLAND, Calif.—A 12-year-old boy who police say wounded a fellow student last month at an Oakland school after accidentally firing a gun he brought to campus has been charged in the case, authorities said. The Oakland Police Department said in a statement Tuesday the boy was charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors…
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