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Doctors Without Ethical Borders

December 19, 2022 2:54 pmDecember 19, 2022 3:04 pm

Since the time of Hippocrates, medicine has had one common thread – first, do no harm. Often, the harm done is only clear in retrospect – bloodletting, various treatments involving toads, the “humours” system of diagnostics all seem just plain...

California’s Court of Appeal

December 18, 2022 2:03 pmDecember 18, 2022 2:21 pm

California has three levels of courts – trial courts (called the superior courts), courts of appeal, and the high court (called the supreme court). Title 8 of the California Government Code deals with the organization and government of the state’s...

OPINION: Newsom and The Skin Color Marxists

December 17, 2022 9:43 amDecember 17, 2022 12:51 pm

The German national socialists had a policy called Sippenhaft, which they used to punish the relatives of people who’d done something the government of national socialist Germany disapproved of. The idea being to instill fear – and guilt – in everyone. If you did something,...

Judge Blocks Major Part of California Gun Control Bill

December 17, 2022 2:30 amDecember 18, 2022 7:20 am

United States District Court for the Southern District of California Judge Roger Benitez ruled on Friday that a major part of a California gun bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in July should be blocked, invalidating roughly half the bill....

Complying with the Federal Single Audit Act

December 16, 2022 7:15 amDecember 16, 2022 7:18 am

Government Code Section 13070.5 requires the Department of Finance (DOF) to ensure the State of California carries out its responsibilities in accordance with the federal Single Audit Act (31 U.S.C. Sec. 7501 et seq.). In that regard, the DOF is...

San Francisco Elections Commission Backtracks on Sacking Director John Arntz

December 15, 2022 11:52 amDecember 15, 2022 12:01 pm

Two weeks ago, I reported on the decision of the San Francisco Election Commission to not renew the term of John Arntz, by a 4-2 vote, who is completing his fourth 5-year stint as Director of the San Francisco Department of...

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Removal of Northern CA Klamath River Hydroelectric Dams

December 14, 2022 12:14 pm

Last week California Governor Gavin Newsom announced final approval of a plan to remove four dams on the Klamath River in Northern California, along with Oregon Governor Kate Brown, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Congressman Jared Huffman and leaders...