Fullerton Joins Chorus of Orange County Cities Regulating Short-Term Rentals
BY JACK BRADLEY The City of Fullerton has passed a new ordinance regulating short-term rentals, joining other neighboring cities in Orange County, California, in increasing oversight of a growing market that residents say is out of control. The Fullerton City Council voted 4 to 1 to pass the measure, with the lone opponent arguing against unnecessary regulations forced by […]
Time to regulate the Big 3 for censorship:Twitter, Facebook, Google; No more tax subsidies; Not free-speech platforms; biased companies
By Michael Hernandez COVID-19 has exposed the bias and censorship of America’s Big 3 tech companies: Twitter, Facebook, and Google. These social-media giants are not free-speech platforms that deserve taxpayer subsidies. It is time for “silent Americans” to raise up their voices and demand regulation. These Big 3 tech companies deserve to […]
Why this Oakland military family is suing the city
By MERIEM L. HUBBARD For years, Sharon Ballinger, an Air Force nurse, and Lyndsey Ballinger, a Squadron Commander in the California Air National Guard, have lived in Oakland with their two small children. And when they were temporarily transferred to Washington, D.C., they rented their house out on a month-to-month basis, always intending to […]
‘Tech Witch Hunt’: Here’s How 20 Or More States Plan To Take On Big Tech
AUDREY CONKLIN REPORTER More than 20 states could be making a bipartisan effort to initiate an antitrust investigation into big tech companies. The investigation would focus on companies such as Apple, Google and Facebook to determine whether they pose a threat to the U.S. economy if they grow into monopolies. NetChoice Vice President […]
Trump Will Strip California Of Its Ability To Regulate CO2 From Cars
Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator The Trump administration is done trying to negotiate with California, and will move forward with plans to revoke the state of its authority to set tougher fuel efficiency standards. “At this point, we have to move to finalize,” Andrew Wheeler, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stated in a Monday […]
Trump Tells Farmers: ‘We’re Going to Get Government Off Your Backs’
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Energy Editor . President Donald Trump touted his administration’s repealing of the “Waters of the United States” rule, also known as WOTUS, while speaking at the 100th annual American Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. “We’re saving farmers and ranchers from one of the most ridiculous regulations ever imposed on anybody […]
New laws or changes to existing laws that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019 meant to make California roads safer
Several new laws or changes go into effect come the New Year and they’re designed to make California roads safer. Here’s a look at the new laws or changes that will be made to existing ones: Helmet restrictions If you’re under 18 and not wearing a helmet on a bicycle, scooter, skateboard or skates then […]
Ontario’s new premier must save the province
By Dr. Tim Ball and Tom Harris On March 8, 2018, former US Vice President Al Gore visited Ontario, Canada in an attempt to help then-Premier Kathleen Wynne win the June 7 provincial election. Gore said, “I travel all over the world, and I cite Ontario as an example of a provincial government that is doing it […]
Taxes and Housing Prices
By Richard Colman, California Political News and Views Anecdotal evidence coming from Silicon Valley goes like this: A family earning $300,000 a year may not be able to obtain a loan for a house. Silicon Valley, which is about 40 miles south of San Francisco, is the home of many high-technology companies such as […]
Turpin abuse case prompts California bill to tighten regulation of home schools
California lawmakers are pushing to increase regulation of home schools after a dozen siblings were discovered locked in a dirty, dark house in Riverside County. The house in Perris had been registered as a private school called Sandcastle Day School.
