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California Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Proposal

May 13, 2022 1:28 pm

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously on Thursday to reject a Poseidon Water desalination plant from being built in Huntington Beach, stopping a project decades in the works during a time when California needs more freshwater to combat a...

Bill to let 12-Year Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent Passes State Senate

May 13, 2022 8:03 amMay 14, 2022 7:08 am

SB 866 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) to allow children ages 12 to 17 to take the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent, just passed the California State Senate Thursday. California legislators formed a “vaccine working group”...

Governor Gavin Newsom Unveils $18.1 Billion ‘Inflation Relief’ Package Proposal

May 13, 2022 2:45 amMay 13, 2022 4:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $18.1 billion inflation relief package proposal on Thursday, building off previous plans and proposals from prior months and giving a preview of what the Governor’s May budget proposal revision due to be released on Friday...

What the Attorney General Candidates are Saying About Future Political Aspirations

May 13, 2022 2:30 amMay 12, 2022 7:52 pm

A politician’s life is fraught with potential conflicts of interest, from a mundane city council dilemma such as “every road in the city is about to get re-paved and my neighbors have asked me to make sure our street goes...

Many Roads Lead to CRT Indoctrination

May 13, 2022 2:14 amMay 12, 2022 7:42 pm

The American public’s fascination with the good, old Critical Race Theory (CRT), an imaginary problem according to hard-left partisans or an existential crisis weakening the liberal experiment according to the rest, is not fading away. Nina Jankowicz, the newly appointed...

Why Is California’s Minimum Wage Going Up Again?

May 12, 2022 3:49 pmMay 12, 2022 3:56 pm

Not only will California’s minimum wage go up again on January 1, 2023, but also all employees will be guaranteed that rate even if they work for “small employers.” Both of these changes stem from Senate Bill 3 by Sen....

LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino Drops Out of Mayoral Race

May 12, 2022 3:42 pm

Los Angeles City Councilman and Mayoral candidate Joe Buscaino dropped out of the LA Mayoral race on Thursday, leaving only a handful of viable candidates still in the running. Councilman Buscaino, who had been a candidate for Mayor since announcing...