California’s biggest wildfire of the year rips through 52,000 acres, leads to forced  evacuations

California is facing its biggest wildfire of the year as the Madre Fire continues to increase at a rapid speed, triggered by high temperatures and gusty winds. The fire, which erupted on Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, has already burned …

Flexible, extended, California bungalow on Dubbo's popular Tamworth Street

You could actually use this the other way around, with the sleepout as the bedroom and the bedroom as another living space like a rumpus, or as a home gym, or as a library. As you ponder this, consider the separate study (or baby's room) positioned …

Solemnization of Marriage in California

Division 3, Part 3, Chapter 2 of the California Family Code deals with the solemnization of marriage in this state. Section 430 specifies that no particular form for the ceremony of marriage is required for solemnization of the marriage, but the parties …

California reacts to 'Big Beautiful Bill'

House Democrats, California leaders weigh tit-for-tat redistricting if Texas Republicans redraw maps

By Owen Dahlkamp, The Texas Tribune July 3, 2025 “House Democrats, California leaders weigh tit-for-tat redistricting if Texas Republicans redraw maps” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs …

How California’s Housing Reforms Could Reshape US Cities Over the Next Decade

Things are moving fast these days. Texans for Reasonable Solutions, among others, has helped push through a number of housing reforms in Texas. Maine has passed a couple of bills that should allow more step-change urban development, as I put it in the “ …

Madre Fire: California’s largest blaze in 2025 burns 52,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County

In a year of historic wildfires, the Madre Fire is now the largest in California, burning over 52,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County. The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in a remote, brush-heavy area near the border of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara …

California Man in US for Over 35 Years Detained at Car Wash

Federal immigration agents apprehended a California man who has been living in the United States for over 35 years at his workplace in Newport Beach, near Los Angeles. Vicente Morales Hernandez, a 56-year-old car washer, was detained by U.S. Border Patrol …

Huge explosion rocks fireworks factory in California

Trump celebrates passage of 'Big Beautiful Bill', experts warn of impacts in California

President Trump celebrated a major legislative win at the Iowa State Fairgrounds after the House passed his "Big, Beautiful Bill," making his 2017 tax cuts permanent, boosting funding for immigration enforcement and the military, and cutting …