California Globe : Napa County Is Unjustly Trying to Bankrupt a Family Winery

July 07, 2026 | By BRIDGET CONLAN

Imagine you've spent decades building something — a family business, a home, a legacy. You got the required licenses and even received written confirmation from the local government that everything you were doing was legal. Then, one day, the county knocks on your door with a bill for nearly $4 million. And when you try to appeal, they move to fr ...

Orange County Register : Can California force shopping malls to platform a “men’s rights activist”?

June 29, 2026 | By BRIDGET CONLAN

If you're a typical shopper, you just want to shop in peace—when you stroll through the local mall, you expertly weave, dodge, and avoid eye contact with the well-intentioned salespeople pitching their wares as you go about your business. But the state of California has another obstacle for ordinary shoppers and introverts at the mall: a self-sty ...