By Nathan Worcester BURLINGAME, Calif.—Midway through her remarks at the California GOP’s spring meeting, Harmeet Dhillon quipped about some of the alternatives to conventional same-day voting in the Golden State. Election administration includes “mail-ballots and their use, ballot harvesting, drop boxes—all the stuff that we’re familiar with in California—in fact, we’re really experts on in […]
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California Leads the Nation in Job Losses: Federal Data
By Bill Pan California currently leads the nation in job losses, with a recent wave of layoffs particularly hitting the tech sector hard, according to the latest federal government data. According to the Federal Reserve of Economic Data (FRED), some 482,700 residents of California lost their jobs since the beginning of this year, positioning the […]
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Guns, Ammunition Sales Shoot Up in California Border Town
By Brad Jones Unease over rampant illegal immigration and crime are contributing to a spike in local guns and ammunition sales in border towns, according to a gun store owner in Southern California and a national firearms industry spokesman. Cory Gautereaux, owner of Firearms Unlimited California in El Cajon—about 15 miles northwest of San Diego […]
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Independent Candidate RFK Jr. Clinches Spot on California Presidential Ballot
By Aldgra Fredly Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured his spot on the California presidential ballot after receiving a nomination from the American Independent Party (AIP). Mr. Kennedy said in a video released Tuesday that he and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, are officially qualified to appear on the ballot in California, the […]
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California Sues City to Remove Voter ID Requirement for Local Elections
By Rudy Blalock Huntington Beach’s recently approved measure requiring voter ID in local elections has prompted a legal challenge from top California leaders. Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, the state’s chief elections official, announced the lawsuit at an April 15 news conference, challenging the city’s Measure A, which gives […]
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Price Hikes, Job Losses in Wake of California’s New Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
By Travis Gillmore Though California’s new minimum wage for the fast-food industry puts more money into some workers’ pockets, it has ignited a firestorm of menu price hikes, mass layoffs, and reduced work hours across the state. After Assembly Bill 1228—signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023—took effect April 1, the minimum wage […]
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California Stopped Tracking Billions in Homeless Spending, Audit Shows
By Beige Luciano-Adams Despite spending more than $24 billion to combat the crisis over the past five years, California has seen its homeless population continue to surge, in tandem with a deadly overdose epidemic and deteriorating public safety in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Now, according to results of a statewide audit, it […]
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California’s Capital Declares Itself a Transgender Sanctuary City
By Brad Jones Dozens of transgender activists clashed with several parental rights protesters outside Sacramento City Hall on March 26 preceding public debate over a trans sanctuary city resolution, which the council unanimously passed. The resolution declaring Sacramento “a sanctuary city for transgender people,” effective immediately, supports Senate Bill 107, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed […]
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Maine Pulls the Plug on California-Inspired Electric Car Mandates
By Alice Giordano Maine, a vastly rural state that mingles a traditional Yankee life of hunting, logging, lobstering, and living off the grid with an annual influx of 15 million tourists—most who arrive by car—will not be joining 12 other states in phasing out gas-powered cars in favor of electrical vehicles. In a 4 to […]
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Federal Judge Strikes Down California’s One-Gun-a-Month Law
By Zachary Stieber A California law barring people from buying more than one gun a month has been struck down. In his March 11 ruling, a federal judge said that the one-gun-a-month (OGM) law does not adhere to requirements for gun restrictions outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court in a pivotal 2022 decision. “Defendants have […]
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California Voters Report Ballot Mix-Ups, Share Concerns About Election Integrity
By Travis Gillmore Some California voters are questioning the electoral process after they received the wrong ballot leading up to the Primary Election March 5. One such voter said he is a lifelong registered Republican, but received a no-party preference ballot in the mail. He said he noticed there was an issue because he wanted […]
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Group of Businesses Sue California to Block New Climate Disclosure Laws
By Travis Gillmore Faced with new regulations that would require thousands of companies in California to calculate and disclose emissions, a group of businesses filed a lawsuit Jan. 30 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to overturn the laws. At issue are Senate Bills 253 and 261, requiring comprehensive greenhouse gas disclosures for […]
