Category: Northern California

US Maritime Liability Rules Changed After 2019 Boat Fire

December 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident victims and their families in response to the 2019 boat fire off the coast of Southern California that killed 34 people. The Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act was included in the $858 billion defense spending bill that President Joe Biden signed Friday. It…

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Can I Speak Freely? No You Can’t!

December 23, 2022
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Has your university changed? Has it become a nasty place where an ideological monoculture is imposed through intimidation? If so, what can you do about it? Many people are creating alumni free speech groups. They band together with other graduates of their university to bring back a democratic culture of free speech. I have joined…

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San Diego Judge Blocks Part of Newsom’s Gun Law

December 23, 2022
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A San Diego federal judge this week blocked part of California’s new gun law modeled after a Texas abortion law after finding the legislation unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued an injunction (pdf) Dec. 19 preventing the state from enforcing a provision of Senate Bill 1327 passed in July that would have allowed the…

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Part of Gov. Newsom’s Gun Law Struck Down

December 23, 2022
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Commentary Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed an individual right to keep and bear arms, and to carry them in public. The June decision was New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, handed down on June 23. Its main finding was a New York gun-control law “violates the Fourteenth Amendment by…

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California Earthquake Puts Early Warning System to the Test

December 22, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—As sensors picked up the first signs of a strong earthquake jolting the Northern California coast, an alert was blasted to 3 million smartphone users telling them to “drop, cover, hold on.” It was hailed as the biggest test yet of the warning system since its public launch. But the people most rattled by…

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Cancelling Christ

December 22, 2022
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Commentary You know the rules. Do not dare to say “Merry Christmas.” Only say “Happy Holidays.” Drop the term “Christmas vacation” and instead use “winter break.” Christmas parties will now be referred to as “holiday parties.” Do not pray publicly. Above all, do not publicly use the name Jesus Christ—it is offensive to others. With…

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The World Is Not Following California’s Climate Goals

December 22, 2022
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Commentary California’s climate goals might as well have been formulated in the Marvel Studios in Burbank. Consider, first, what’s really going on. The Financial Times reported Dec. 15: “Global coal use set to reach fresh record.” Subhead: “Growing demand and Ukraine war drive higher consumption despite promises on climate change to cut levels.” I’ve reported…

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McCarthy Asks Senate Republicans to Trust Him in House Speaker Role

December 22, 2022
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Senate Republicans at a luncheon on Dec. 21 that they should have faith in him to lead the House Republican majority in the next Congress, according to The Hill. “It was a unifying message, he talked about how we need to work better together than we have in…

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California Judge Rejects New Murder Trial for Scott Peterson

December 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A California judge on Tuesday rejected a new murder trial for Scott Peterson, nearly 20 years after he was charged with dumping the bodies of his pregnant wife, Laci, and the unborn child they planned to name Conner into San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve 2002. Peterson, 50, alleged the resulting trial that gripped…

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Why Most Children in California Can’t Read: Frank Xu

December 20, 2022
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Frank Xu, who lost his campaign for a seat on the Palomar Community College Board in the Nov. 8 election, said the state’s failing school systems will lead to California’s next generation’s inability to write, read, and understand math creating a decline of overall competence, which he said would be a “disaster” for the entire…

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