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CA Legislature Ignoring Environmental Laws in State Capitol Renovation and Historic Tree Removal

April 25, 2022 4:26 pmApril 25, 2022 5:03 pm

In September 2020, while the state was still suffering under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oppressive COVID restrictions of lockdowns, and business and school closures, the Joint Legislative Committee on Rules held a hearing on the plans for the $1.2 billion renovation...

Struggling Marymount California University Announces Permanent Closure in August

April 25, 2022 12:38 pm

Marymount California University (MCU), a Rancho Palos Verdes-based private Catholic University, announced during the weekend that it will be closing permanently at the end of August. In a press release, University officials noted that declining enrollment, rising costs, the COVID-19...

2022 CAGOP Convention: Renewed Optimism for California Republicans

April 22, 2022 7:27 pmApril 24, 2022 9:33 am

The 2022 CAGOP Convention opened in Anaheim on Friday. During the first day candidates, delegates, guests and others said one word more than most: Optimism. Amid California facing worsening crime rates, a stagnating state government, low voter turnout, high gas...

Los Angeles County Mask Policy Giving Residents Freedom Whiplash

April 22, 2022 4:25 pmApril 24, 2022 9:33 am

A Florida federal judge ruled on Monday that the Center for Disease Control does not have the authority to issue a mask mandate for air travel, or on public transportation, only one week following the Biden administration extending the air...

Attorney Says Non-Profit Davis Vanguard News Service ‘Continues to Violate’ Despite IRS Complaint

April 22, 2022 10:33 amApril 22, 2022 10:33 am

Current law prohibits political campaign activity by non-profit organizations, charities and churches by defining a 501(c)(3) organization as one “which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of...

Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Extends COVID-19 Mandatory Pay Rules Through 2022

April 22, 2022 2:24 amApril 21, 2022 9:55 pm

The Cal/OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) announced on Thursday that mandatory pay for workers affected by COVID-19 would be extended through the end of 2022, four months longer than previously approved. With the new extension, as well...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Declines to Rehear California Net Neutrality Case

April 21, 2022 4:17 pm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to rehear the case surrounding California’s net neutrality laws on Wednesday, holding the law up while internet service providers (ISPs) run out of options to fight against the law. The...