West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, seizing oligarchs' property may be trickier than it sounds.On the rest of the menu, Texas has begun investigating the parents of transgender youth for child abuse; despite wide-ranging opposition, Utah lawmakers passed new media restrictions for their House floor; and, a judge overturned a Washington state legislature-approved capital gains tax on high profit stocks, bonds and other assets, ruling that it is an unconstitutional tax on income.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russian authorities have threatened to block Wikipedia's Russian-language site over an article that mentions deaths among Ukrainian civilians; and, non-Ukrainians also fleeing the war are reporting mistreatment at border check points.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~