Aric Sleeper here, thinking about the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America and one of the most important protections guaranteed to its citizens: the Freedom of Speech, and of course, my personal favorite, the Freedom of the Press, enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.…

Royvi Hernandez here, reminiscing on my community college days as a STEM student after attending a lecture event at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey yesterday, June 16, where astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Captain Victor Glover once attended and graduated in 2009.

Sara Rubin here, taking a look at the numbers. Yesterday, the California State Senate and State Assembly both passed Assembly Bill 109, the Budget Act of 2026, more simply referred to as the state budget. By 11pm, it was handed over to Gov. Gavin Newsom seeking his final blessing and signature.