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Air Board Regulator Threatens Trump and California With Drastic Auto Regulations

May 20, 2019 8:49 amMay 21, 2019 7:32 am

California’s top environmental regulator, California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols, has stepped up the state’s war against the Trump Administration, as well as the state’s residents by threatening to enact drastic, new pollution rules — including a ban on...

Comparing State and Federal Judiciaries

May 20, 2019 6:18 amMay 20, 2019 6:25 am

There are both federal and state judicial branches and separate court systems at both levels of government. The federal courts are established in Article III of the United States Constitution, while the state courts are established in Article VI of...

California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amJune 10, 2019 12:34 pm

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...

Feds Dangle Possible Obstruction Case Over Journalist in Adachi Leak Probe

May 18, 2019 5:16 amMay 19, 2019 8:12 am

A pair of federal agents reportedly told a journalist that he was at the center of a possible obstruction of justice case during a raid of the freelancer’s home earlier this month, according to court records. Last week, Bryan Carmody...

Conflict Over Sen. Appropriations Chairman’s Decision to Kill Housing Bill Until 2020

May 17, 2019 1:55 pmMay 18, 2019 5:16 am

Thursday the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced that SB 50 by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will become a “two-year bill,” effectively shelving the bill would mandate building significantly more dense housing throughout the state, near public mass...

‘Gut-and-Amend Bills’ in the California Legislature

May 17, 2019 8:21 amMay 17, 2019 8:28 am

One of the controversial occurrences during the annual California Legislative Session is so-called “gut-and-amend bills.” According to the Legislative Counsel, these measures are defined as “when amendments to a bill remove the current contents in their entirety and replace them...

President Trump Lands Another Judge on 9th Circuit Over CA Senators Objections

May 17, 2019 7:43 amMay 17, 2019 11:19 am

The United States Senate on Wednesday confirmed another judge to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Senators confirmed Kenneth Lee’s nomination on a party-line 52-45 vote, giving President Trump his 40th circuit judge since taking office. Kenneth Kiyul Lee, 43,...