San Francisco continues to struggle with homelessness, with a population count revealing last week that the local homeless population had risen by 17% since 2017 — though youth and veteran homelessness had dropped. Many cities across the U.S. have struggled with rising homelessness in recent years, partly due to the pressure of rising housing costs, […]
LA Traffic So Bad Burger King to Deliver Whoppers to Starving Motorists…Now, How to Deliver Porta Potties…
The traffic around Los Angeles, California is so congested that fast-food giant Burger King is now willing to deliver ‘Whoppers’ to drivers stuck on roads across the city. “After a successful test in Mexico City, fast-food chain Burger King will begin delivering food to drivers caught in traffic in Los Angeles in what they have […]
“We Need to Take Action Now:” LA Homeless Deaths Jump 76%…
Kaiser Health News reports that a record number of homeless people died across Los Angeles County last year, on bus benches, parks, hillsides, railroad track, and sidewalks. Deaths skyrocketed 76% in the last five years, far outpacing the growth in the city’s homeless population. As of 2018, the city’s total homeless population was about 53,000, […]
Disturbing Image Shows ISIS Blowing Up LA Skyscraper…
Los Angeles Police Department and Homeland Security are investigating an image posted on social media by an ISIS-related group showing a photoshopped explosion to a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles. The disturbing image shows a massive explosion on top of the AON Center, located at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, California, with a terrorist holding an ISIS flag […]
Two Black Gay Men Are Dead, But Ed Buck Is Still Home…
There’s still a light on in Ed Buck’s apartment. Pass by any night of the week. A cloth has been tacked over the windows, so you can’t see in, but light escapes over the edges. Someone is home. Nothing about West Hollywood’s Laurel Avenue suggests a crime scene or an investigation underway, unless you count […]
LA Teachers’ Strike…
Los Angeles teachers on Monday walked off the job Monday morning in their first strike in 30 years, placing hundreds of thousands of students in limbo. About 31,000 members of the teachers union had agreed to walk out to try to win smaller class sizes, more support staff at schools and better pay. Thousands of […]
Election Fraud Scheme on L.A.’s Skid Row Got Homeless to Sign Fake Names for Cigarettes and Cash…
A forged signature swapped for $1 — or sometimes a cigarette. The crude exchange played out hundreds of times on L.A.’s skid row during the 2016 election cycle and again this year, prosecutors said Tuesday as they announced criminal charges against nine people accused in a fraud scheme. Using cash and cigarettes as lures, the […]
The Wiretap Rooms: The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities…
The secrets are hidden behind fortified walls in cities across the United States, inside towering, windowless skyscrapers and fortress-like concrete structures that were built to withstand earthquakes and even nuclear attack. Thousands of people pass by the buildings each day and rarely give them a second glance, because their function is not publicly known. They […]
Orange County Becomes Center of Resistance to California’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Legislation…
For years, Democrats have dreamed of turning Orange County, the birthplace of Richard Nixon, blue. Or at least some shade of purple. The county — once such a GOP stronghold that Ronald Reagan dubbed it the place where “all the good Republicans go to die” — is changing demographically and, therefore, politically. Growing Latino and […]
Rejects ‘Tent City,’ Sues California…
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