The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on Friday afternoon struck down California’s ban on firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Judge Roger T. Benitez concluded in the case of Virginia Duncan, et. al. v. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra that the restriction on magazine round capacity in the state […]
The Human Costs of Kamala Harris’ War on Truancy…
On the morning of April 18, 2013, in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park, a throng of photographers positioned themselves on a street curb and watched as two police officers entered a squat townhouse. Minutes later, their cameras began clicking. The officers had re-emerged with a weary-looking woman in pajamas and handcuffs, and the […]
Look Who’s Buying Up California’s Scarce Water…
Four hours east of Los Angeles, in a drought-stricken area of a drought-afflicted state, is a small town called Blythe where alfalfa is king. More than half of the town’s 94,000 acres are bushy blue-green fields growing the crop. Massive industrial storehouses line the southern end of town, packed with thousands upon thousands of stacks […]
California’s Plan to Finish 119 Miles of High-Speed Rail to Cost $89 Million Per Mile — Four Times More Than Trump’s Border Wall…
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to finish the 119-mile stretch of high-speed rail in the Central Valley is expected to cost $10.6 billion, according to official estimates — or $89 million per mile. Newsom said in a Tuesday press conference that finishing that stretch of line was about “economic transformation and unlocking the enormous […]
Bankrupt PG&E Shedding More Than $40B Worth of Green Energy Contracts…
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) may shed more than $40 billion worth of power purchase agreements after the California utility was driven into bankruptcy by liabilities for sparking deadly wildfires, The Wall Street Journal reports. PG&E wants the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco to rule whether the company must honor $42 billion worth of […]
7 Indicted for Attempting to Help a Cop Killer Flee to Mexico…
A federal grand jury indicted seven people on Thursday for attempting to help a man accused of murdering a Newman police officer flee to Mexico, according to the indictment that details each suspects alleged participation. On Dec. 26, Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 33, allegedly shot and killed Newman Police Officer Ronil Singh, 33, during a DUI […]
Why “Democratic Vote Harvesting” Will Be the Biggest Topic Of 2020…
During last November’s midterm elections, California Republicans in several districts watched election night victories melt into losses thanks to a tactic employed by Democrats called “ballot harvesting,” which allows anyone to go door-to-door and collect mail-in ballots on behalf of voters. Illegal in many states, the practice flipped the Republican stronghold of Orange County completely blue […]
Dems in California Want to Tax Your Drinking Water…
In order to help disadvantaged communities obtain safe and affordable drinking water, California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new statewide water tax. In the newly-released 2019-20 budget, Newsom calls for the creation of a “safe and affordable drinking water fund” that would “enable the State Water Resources Control Board to assist communities, particularly disadvantaged communities, in […]
The Governor and the Oil Lobbyist: Report Blasts Jerry Brown’s Friendship with Lucie Gikovich…
Lucie Gikovich, a longtime friend and former member of California Governor Jerry Brown’s staff, repeatedly lobbied his office on behalf of a group of oil and gas companies that won major concessions from the governor on important state legislation, according to a report released today by a New York-based non-profit organization. Gikovich’s decades-long friendship with […]
LA Democratic Party Office Shuts Down. Seven Party Top Officials Fired…
Less than a month after its chairman resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations, the California Democratic Party has again been roiled by internal strife — this time, the abrupt firing of seven of the party’s top officials and the shuttering of its Los Angeles office by the acting chairwoman, Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker. Those fired […]
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