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Another Fire. Same Failed Playbook. At 9:38 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026, a new wildfire ignited in Los Angeles...
When Fame Meets the Law — and the Law Blinks First There are houses, and then there are houses —...
When Fame Meets the Law — and the Law Blinks First In the early hours of Thursday, March 5, 2026,...
When a Public Servant Betrays the Ballot Box There is no act more corrosive to a free society than the...
The State Has Overstepped — And the Supreme Court Said So Imagine sending your child to school and not knowing...
When federal agents show up at your door at 6 a.m. with raid jackets and cardboard boxes, it rarely means...
From Death Row to College Campus — At Your Expense On February 20, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom stood before cameras...
Generosity With Other People's Money There is a particular kind of political courage that costs nothing — at least not...
California lawmakers are at it again. On February 17, 2026, State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez introduced SB 1105, the so-called...
The Bill Comes Due California legislators have introduced proposals for more than $16 billion in new annual taxes and fees—a...
A political earthquake is rumbling through California. For the first time in decades, Republicans are polling competitively in the California...
On January 13, 2026, Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro stood before a federal court—not to dispense justice, but...
In a bombshell revelation that underscores the fiscal recklessness of progressive governance, the Trump administration has uncovered that California and...
A New Year, A New Threat to Property Rights On January 1, 2026, California quietly ushered in a new era...
Governor Gavin Newsom's final budget proposal reveals a troubling pattern that has become all too familiar for California taxpayers: massive...
The Golden State's Latest Regulatory Experiment On January 1, 2026, nearly 800 new laws took effect in California—and among the...
Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez envisions a future where his city's economy no longer depends on the Chevron refinery that has...
As the calendar turns to 2026, Californians will wake up to more than 900 new laws dictating everything from what...
