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California rejects Trump administration demand to ban trans athletes

Written on 8 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Department of Education officials on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s demand that the state ban transgender athletes from girl’s sports. On June 25, the Trump administration announced that the California Department of Education had violated civil... (Continue reading)

California’s doom loop versus original no kings movement

Written on 4 Jul, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I have written previously about California’s war on energy which is destroying our economy. Yet, the war on energy is but one facet of the war on our liberties and freedoms. I sat in on a... (Continue reading)

Destroying California’s energy sector, part two

Written on 28 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL California has made a complete and total costly mess of our energy sectors. Please consider sharing part one and this part two overview because too few people understand the magnitude of the incompetence that is serving... (Continue reading)

Trump administration tells California to ban transgender athletes

Written on 25 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation have violated civil rights law by allowing transgender students to compete on girls sports teams. Federal laws require... (Continue reading)

California lawmakers seek mask ban for law enforcement

Written on 17 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid anger over deportations in California, two California lawmakers announced plans to create a mask ban bill to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings when interacting with the public. State Sens. Scott Wiener and Jesse... (Continue reading)

Justice Department enters girl’s sports versus trans rights battle in California

Written on 28 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Justice today sent legal notices to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and others announcing it is opening an investigation to determine if a state law permitting trans athletes to participate in female sports... (Continue reading)

Federal prosecutors attempt to Neutralize California’s sanctuary policies

Written on 20 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to “neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy,” federal prosecutors plan to file arrest warrants instead of detainers as part of Operation Guardian Angel, a program that seeks to protect Americans from criminal illegal aliens incarcerated... (Continue reading)

California approves State Farm’s 17% home insurance rate hike

Written on 14 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Starting next month, State Farm can raise homeowner and other insurance rates by 17%. A judge ruled Monday that State Farm provided evidence of “extraordinary financial distress” following the Los Angeles-area wildfires. State Farm, the state’s largest... (Continue reading)

Newsom wants California cities to ban homeless encampments

Written on 12 May, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently provided a template for an ordinance for cities and counties to adopt to help local officials put an end to the many homeless encampments that have proliferated throughout the state. Newsom directed... (Continue reading)

Rebuilding the pillars of California’s insurance system

Written on 14 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN Imagine the client—the policyholder, the homeowner, the small business owner—as a structure held high upon five great columns. These columns represent the forces that uphold the insurance ecosystem: Insurance Companies, the Department of Insurance, Government at... (Continue reading)