
COLFAX, California — Pro-Iran deal activists failed to show up at a town hall meeting for Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), despite the fact that it was advertised by a coalition of left-wing groups that is trying to rally support for President Barack Obama’s effort.
by Adelle Nazarian12 Aug 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), representing California’s 1st congressional district, affirmed Tuesday at a town hall meeting that he will vote against the Iran deal.
by Adelle Nazarian11 Aug 2015, 11:01 PM PST0

A unique reunion was held at Alcatraz on Sunday between former prison guards and former inmates to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the infamous federal penitentiary.
by Adelle Nazarian10 Aug 2015, 11:55 AM PST0

A baby girl was delivered in the back of an SUV Sunday afternoon, on the busy 405 freeway in Orange County. . The father and the couple’s two young children were guided through the birthing process by an Orange County Fire Authority dispatcher over the phone.
by Adelle Nazarian10 Aug 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

IRVINE, California — On Sunday, a group of roughly 50 Iranians gathered in Orange County Great Park for a “choose peace” rally to support the Iran deal. The event, staged partly to generate images for social media, was organized by a group called OC4Peace, which is run by a team of volunteers from the National Iranian American Council, which has been described as a pro-regime lobby group.
by Adelle Nazarian10 Aug 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

On Saturday, a former classical ballerina made history becoming the first woman to swim the 30 miles from the Farallones to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
by Adelle Nazarian9 Aug 2015, 1:59 PM PST0

California’s Bay Area was given a spotlight during last night’s GOP presidential debates when the question of sanctuary cities was raised, stemming from the shooting death of Kate Steinle, 32, of Pleasanton by an illegal immigrant who is a five-time deportee and repeat felon.
by Adelle Nazarian8 Aug 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) officially announced Friday that he would oppose the Iran deal, and hit back at President Barack Obama for lumping critics of the Iran deal with supporters of the Iraq war.
by Adelle Nazarian7 Aug 2015, 4:20 PM PST0

Carly Fiorina’s closing statement in the presidential debate on Thursday was leaked onto social media hours before she took the stage, after the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive–or her staff–left the text on a printer.
by Adelle Nazarian7 Aug 2015, 1:51 PM PST0

Scientists in Silicon Valley have designed a controversial device that could help manipulate the climate by “brightening” clouds in order to counter the effects of global warming in a process known as geoengineering. According to the local CBS News affiliate in San Francisco, the Marine Cloud Brightening
by Adelle Nazarian7 Aug 2015, 7:01 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he is certain Iran will use a nuclear weapon to wage war, suggesting it is the mentality behind the regime which makes it a greater threat than other nuclear-armed nations.
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2015, 8:48 PM PST0

Carly Fiorina was the clear winner of the early Republican presidential debate–at least according to social media.
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2015, 3:16 PM PST0

On August 16, dog lovers can congregate in California’s luxurious Hollywood Hills for the second annual Dachshund Pool Party.
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2015, 12:55 PM PST0

An alleged Pakistani terrorist from the Lashker-e-Taiba (LT) Islamist militant group was apprehended in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday after he and an accomplice carried out a deadly attack and hours-long gun battle exchange which killed two members of
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2015, 12:15 PM PST0

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, hit back at President Barack Obama for a speech Wednesday in which he defended the Iran deal by claiming that Republicans are making “common cause” with the hard-liners of the Iranian regime.
by Adelle Nazarian6 Aug 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) is still undecided as to whether he will vote for or against the Iran deal in Congress.
by Adelle Nazarian5 Aug 2015, 12:59 PM PST0

San Francisco’s public urination problem spurted forth on Monday when a decaying, 3-story lamppost corroded by pee toppled over onto a car.
by Adelle Nazarian5 Aug 2015, 12:26 PM PST0

Whole Foods has come under fire for selling $6 “asparagus water”–water with three green stalks of asparagus in it. Whole Foods reportedly sells a bundle of asparagus for $5.
by Adelle Nazarian4 Aug 2015, 1:05 PM PST0

The University of San Francisco is considering whether it should revoke Bill Cosby’s honorary degree, awarded in 2012. As numerous allegations of sexual assault and drugging by Cosby continue to surface, USF is among several educational institutions that are questioning their ties with the entertainer.
by Adelle Nazarian4 Aug 2015, 12:51 PM PST0

Black teen conservative political activist and Internet sensation CJ Pearson, 13, touted his endorsement of Ted Cruz for president during an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Sunday.
by Adelle Nazarian4 Aug 2015, 7:15 AM PST0

California’s sawmills are reporting a massive lumber backlog as fires rage across the state, and environmental regulations are partly to blame.
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2015, 12:57 PM PST0

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) has come out strongly against the Iran deal, warning that the Iran deal means “terrorism with impunity.”
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2015, 9:21 AM PST0

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, announced Monday that he has come out in favor of the Iran deal, despite having been skeptical of it from the start. Schiff has stated that he believes the deal is good for the United States and Israel.
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

Developers are suing the City of Oakland, alleging that it is violating the First and Fifth Amendments by requiring them to pay a percentage of construction projects towards funding public art.
by Adelle Nazarian3 Aug 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

A San Francisco-based bicycle advocacy group known as the Wigg Party is trying to have San Francisco adopt a similar law to one in Idaho which allows cyclists to treat stop signs like a yield sign.
by Adelle Nazarian2 Aug 2015, 3:57 PM PST0