In late March, the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ audit, conducted by the California Department of Finance, was released and it claims that the DMV has “significant deficiencies” and an “outdated” organizational structure that led to poor customer service and that resulted in the failed implementation of the Real ID program. It was determined by […]

In late March, a state auditor’s report found that a former state government administrator allegedly engaged in “gross misconduct” by using the influence of her position to get around California’s civil service employment process in hiring and promoting her daughter. According to state officials, the subjects of the audit are the state Department of Industrial […]

Recently, a panel of judges from the Sixth District Court of Appeals ruled that a city’s use of “chalking” tires to enforce parking regulations is a warrantless search under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Therefore, it isn’t a legal way to enforce parking time limits. Chalk marks are used to determine how long […]

According to the annual economic disclosure reports, California legislators accepted over $810,000 in gifts in 2018. Many of these gifts such as tickets to concerts and professional sporting events came from powerful interest groups lobbying the state. Some of the legislators reported accepting travel expenses for trips to countries such as China, Chile, India, Israel, […]

In late February, a nonpartisan report from the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) claimed that an account used to fund 95 percent of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles’ expenses will soon become insolvent. LAO predicts that the $3.9 billion Motor Vehicle Account will collapse in a few years, which will affect funds for the California […]

The gas prices are on the rise again and they have even topped $4 a gallon in Southern California for the first time since 2015. Some of the causes of the increase in gas prices have been refinery problems, the switch to summer blend of gas, and the several taxes on gas. However, one thing […]

Last month, an online financial website called WalletHub released a study that looked at which of the 50 states gave taxpayers the biggest return on their investment (ROI). In the study, taxpayer dollars are seen as an investment into the state and it turns out that California is nowhere near the top of the list. […]

California’s campaign watchdog agency, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), is proposing to expand its powers so it can act when district attorneys fail to act. Members of the FPPC believe that local prosecutors have failed to file charges in dozens of cases where officials have allegedly used public funds for political purposes. The FPPC […]

The Sacramento Bee reports that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has extended California’s ban on taxpayer-funded trips to the State of South Carolina, saying it allows private faith-based groups to withhold adoption services over moral objections, effectively permitting discrimination against LGBTQ people. So what is the Attorney General going to do about Governor Newsom’s impending […]